Trains

Description All aboard! Come along and join us in this engaging unit study, Trains! We’ll learn about the history of trains and about steam engines and inventors. With the Internet, we will watch train cams from around the world, visit railroad museums, and see all kinds of trains and rolling stock. We can read original newspaper accounts of the famous “Golden Spike” and the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad, and so much more! Learning Objectives: Week 1 Become familiar with the concept and importance of transportation Learn about early transportation in America Become familiar with the basic components of a train Study some of the key inventors of early steam engines Week 2 Become familiar with a steam engine and how it operates Develop an understanding of the impact of the steam engine Learn about the introduction of trains to America Study some of the key people involved in the development of trains and their use in America Week 3 Become familiar with impac