Transportation Across the American West

Webinar 

Students will learn about the various methods of transportation—historical and contemporary—used across the American West by:

  • analyzing objects from the Autry museum 
  • interacting with presenters in chat boxes and polls and  
  • documenting what they learned in guided student response sheets provided by the Autry 

2022 Schedule

APRIL, MAY, JUNE (webinars end June 8th)

Webinar starts April 4th

Mondays 

  • 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
  • 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
  • 1:00 pm.. - 2:00 p.m.

Tuesdays through Fridays

  • 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Click on the link to sign up for the Webinar: Autry Education Webinar Sign-ups

Description 

From Native communities who travel over land and water, to the great cattle drives, to planes, trains, and automobiles, the West has been, is, and will continue to be a place of travel and movement. Students will learn about the various methods of transportation—historical and contemporary—used across the American West. Ideal for students in upper elementary grade levels. 

Standards 

CA HSS: 4.4.1 
CA HSS: 4.4.9 
CA HSS: 5.8  

Webinar Resources 

Student Response Sheet: Transportation Webinar Student Response Sheet; Fillable

Webinar Pre-Lesson: Transportation Webinar Pre-Lesson; Transportation Pre-Lesson Fillable Student Response Sheet

Webinar Post-Lesson: Transportation Webinar Post Lesson; Transportation Post-Lesson Fillable Student Response Sheet

Links to Associated Resources 

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