2.6 Changes Over Time

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Identifying continuities and changes over time can help understand historical developments.

2.6a Continuities and changes over time in communities can be described using historical thinking, vocabulary, and tools such as time lines.

2.6b Continuities and changes over time in communities can be examined by interpreting evidence such as maps, population charts, photographs, newspapers, biographies, artifacts, and other historical materials.
  • Students will examine continuities and changes over time in their community using evidence such as maps, population charts, photographs, newspapers, biographies, artifacts, and other historical materials.
  • Students will develop a time line for their community including important events, such as when the school was built.

Supporting Materials

Web Resource

A General History of the Town of Batavia

This is a page from the Town of Batavia, NY web site.
Web Resource

Holland Land Office Museum, Genesee County, NY

This is the web site for the Holland Land Office Museum, located in Batavia, NY, and is considered the birthplace of Western NY.

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