Summary
A tour of the Midwest built around how things move - trains, trucks, rivers, and roads that carry goods across the country. Transportation as the thing that ties places together. Pairs well with the Post Office short.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Three quick questions to run after the short.
- What kinds of transportation did they see in the Midwest?
- Why do goods need to move between places?
- How do things get to the stores near us?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: transportation, Midwest, goods.
Try it: Draw one way goods travel and write what it can carry.