Museum Teacher Program
Trails West
Students will determine how and why people traveled along six western trails across the American West during the mid-1800 by using maps and replica artifacts.
If you are registering several classes, please make a separate reservation for each class (of up to 35 students) per program.
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Standards
CA HSS 4.3.2
CA HSS 5.8.1
CA HSS 5.8.2
CA HSS 5.8.3
CA HSS 5.8.4
Field Trip Resources
Field Trip Pre-Lesson: Trails West Map Analysis
Field Trip Post-Lesson: Six Trails West
Links to Associated Resources
- Lesson: Who Lives in the American West ?
- Lesson: Westward Expansion Art Analysis
- Lesson: California Gold Rush: A Significant Service
- Educational Video: Six Trails West Video
Educational Programs at the Autry are sponsored by:
PHYLLIS H. BARBATO • MOLLY AND NEAL H. BROCKMEYER • FRANK H. COUNTNER AND SUSAN L. COUNTNER • DWIGHT STUART YOUTH FUND • EDISON INTERNATIONAL • DAVID F. EISENBERG • GEORGINA-FREDRICK CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION • THE KENNETH T. AND EILEEN L. NORRIS FOUNDATION • MAX H. GLUCK FOUNDATION • CHRISTY AND STEVE MCAVOY • ANN C. RONUS AND ROBERT E. RONUS • THE STEINMETZ FOUNDATION • VIRGINIA F. STEVENSON • UNION BANK • U.S. BANK