4.6 - Westward Movement and Industrialization

Pop's Bridge

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The Golden Gate Bridge. The impossible bridge, some call it. They say it can't be built.

But Robert's father is building it. He's a skywalker—a brave, high-climbing ironworker. Robert is convinced his pop has the most important job on the crew . . . until a frightening event makes him see that it takes an entire team to accomplish the impossible.

New York 1901

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Relive the dawn of modern New York City, the historic years that made it what it is today. Build bigger and higher skyscrapers on some of Lower Manhattan's most iconic streets.

Grade Level:

Middle

High

Content Area:

Social Studies

Play Time:

45 min.

A Journey Along the Erie Canal: Dividing Multidigit Numbers by One-Digit Numbers without Remainders

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Copies: 1

Describes the construction and history of the Erie Canal and uses the information to illustrate elementary division

Author:

Janey Levy

A Journey Along the Erie Canal: Dividing Multidigit Numbers by One-Digit Numbers without Remainders

Erie Canal: Canoeing America's Great Waterway

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Copies: 1

Takes young readers on a canoe trip along one of America's greatest waterways, from its terminus in Buffalo on Lake Erie to Albany, using full-color and historical photographs and text to explore the canal's technological and historical significance.

Author:

Peter Lourie

Erie Canal: Canoeing America's Great Waterway

The Erie Canal

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Copies: 1

Our nation's unique identity has been formed, in large part, by the monuments and landmarks we have erected. Structures such as the famous Gateway Arch in St. Louis or the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., stand today as permanent reminders of the people and events that have built a strong America. Many of these structures made history even as they were created -- most integrated the latest in design and technology and required the skills of thousands of workers.

Author:

Craig A. Doherty and Katherine M. Doherty

Lexile:

1080L

Erie Canal

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Copies: 1

The building of the Erie Canal was the engineering marvel that unleashed the growth of the young nation that was the United States. Spearheaded by the vision of Gov. Dewitt Clinton, New York State built the waterway that opened the West to settlement and made New York City the center of finance and commerce. Opened in 1825, the canal proved so commercially viable that construction of an enlarged Erie Canal began just eleven years later. The success of the canal spawned the growth of cities, towns, businesses, and industries along its route in upstate New York.

Author:

Martin Morganstein and Joan H. Cregg

Erie Canal

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A multitude of items to educate students about the building and history of the Erie Canal.

Kit includes:
1 Large Poster with dates 1825-2000
1 Spiral-bound book of laminated pictures of the Erie Canal
1 Spiral-bound Document-based Teacher Resource Erie Canal: New York's Gift to the Nation
1 Audio CD of Songs about the Erie Canal by George Ward
10 copies of the October 1982 Cobblestone: The History Magazine for Young People The Erie Canal
as well as the media listed in the boxes below:

Content Area:

Social Studies

Along the Erie Canal plus Carousel Menagerie (2008)

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From Albany to Buffalo, and from 1825 into the 21st Century, the Erie Canal has made American history. Tom Grasso, President of the NY State Canal Society, takes us on a tour of the Canal, past and present, in this videotape.Carrousel Menagerie explores the superb carousels of yesteryear and the people who preserve their heritage today.

Grade Level:

Elementary

Middle

High

Length:

01:01

Along the Erie Canal plus Carousel Menagerie

Leaders of New York's Industrial Growth

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New York State has many unique geographical qualities and resources that have helped make it a leader in business and industry. This fascinating book traces the history of the state's industrial growth from its earliest colonial occupation by the Dutch to the development of factories and infrastructure that make New York the flourishing hub it is today. This helpful resource features primary source documents and maps from New York's history.

New York's Land and Natural Resources

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New York is a beautiful state rich in valuable natural resources that help make it a perfect location for a variety of industries and businesses. Readers will examine how the environment and resources of New York have shaped its history and industry. This engaging volume contains maps, primary sources, and photographs from New York State's fascinating backstory of development and expansion.

4.6 - Westward Movement and Industrialization

Along the Erie Canal plus Carousel Menagerie (2008)

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