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Unit 6: The Seattle - Spokane ConnectionGrades 3-4 PDF Version Lessons: Where are we? Native American History - Coastal and Plateau, Spokane and Seattle Leaders, Mines, Timber and Trains, World Fairs, Seattle and Spokane Today |
Seattle's Smith Tower, built 1911-1914. |
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| Introduction: In studying the State of Washington, one must not forget the rich history of Spokane and the Columbia Basin. Spokane and Seattle, the two largest cities of the state, have a great deal of history in common. To study both cities, it can be a great deal of fun to compare and contrast their characteristics. Looking back in time, both cities developed because of lumber, trains, water, and mining. They also suffered from large fires. Of course, they differ in weather, economics, geography and size. Both had World Fairs that made a big difference for their downtown areas, and the same men, Kirtland Cutter and the Olmsted Brothers designed their early mansions and most beautiful parks. People of many cultures contributed to the richness of life in each city. This unit is developed so that east may speak with west through technology. It is designed with schools in Seattle area talking through e-mail, PowerPoint, Web site and U. S. Mail to schools in Spokane. Other cities could do a study of these two grand cities by contacting with schools in both. After studying each city, it is hoped that a class can visit one or both of these exciting and lovely sites through a field trip or video conferencing. At the least, field trips will be taken to historical museums, Olmsted parks and past World Fair locations. |
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Desired Academic ResultsEssential Academic Learning Requirements in Social Studies History EALR #1 The student
examines and understands major ideas, eras, themes, developments,
turning points, chronology, and cause-effect relationships in Washington
State History. EALR #2 The student
understands the origin and impact of ideas and technological developments
on history. EconomicsEALR #2 Students understand
the essential characteristics of modern economics GeographyEALR #1 The student uses
maps, charts, and other geographic tools to understand the spatial
arrangement of people, places, resources and environments on Earth’s
surface. EALR #3 The student observes
and analyzes the interaction people, the environment, and culture. Overarching Understandings • Time brings change. What the Students Will Understand • Seattle and Spokane
share many similarities in their growth to be great cities in Washington. Overarching Questions • Why did Spokane
and Seattle grow so quickly during 1850 – 1900? Unit Questions • Where are the
largest cities in Washington located? |
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Assessment: The Evidence That Will Demonstrate Student UnderstandingPerformance Tasks and Projects • E-mail researched information about Seattle or Spokane to a classroom on the opposite side of the state. For instance, a Seattle classroom will collect Seattle history information, organize it and e-mail it to a class in Spokane. That class in Spokane will share Spokane information back. • Students will find a person or people in their community who have lived on both sides of the state and interview them about the similarities and differences between the two cities. These interviews will be taped or videoed to share with their class and the class on the other side of the state. • A website about the history of a class’s city, Spokane or Seattle, will be created. In the second year, a class could expand on the Web site created the previous year. Quizzes, Tests, Academic Prompts • Fill in a blank
map of Washington with major bodies of water, cities and geographical
features. Other Evidence • Dialogues about
historical artifacts, postcards and photographs Student Self-Assessment • Students complete a checklist on his achievements and effort during the “Seattle – Spokane Connection.” |
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Learning Experiences and InstructionWhat the Students Will Need to Know 
• Research
skills What the Students Will Need to Be Able to Do • Use e-mail Field Sites Museum of History and
Industry Washington Park Arboretum Seattle Center (Site
of World’s Fair) Washington State Historical
Museum Cheney Cowles Museum |
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LessonsHeads Up for Teachers• Most of the books listed in the Bibliography are available in libraries or at large bookstores such as Borders or Barnes and Noble. Gather them before you start the unit. • Contact the Computer Service Department of a Spokane or Seattle School District. They will be able to tell you the names of schools that might have an interest in pairing with you for this project. Your principal will have a directory with the phone numbers of school districts around the state. • Videos about Washington, early railroad trains, Seattle, Spokane can be found at the Museum of History and Industry in Seattle, Washington State Historical Museum in Tacoma and in large bookstores like Borders and Barnes and Noble. Also check Educational Service Districts and your school district media library. • Connect by phone with the teacher with whom your class will be conversing by e-mail and plan the timing of sections of the unit and when the e-mails will be sent. (If you wish, it might be really fun to share weather reports and local news weekly all year and history when the unit comes up.) • Contact speakers, buy video film, tape for tape recorder • Take a class in e-mail use, creating websites, doing Kids Pix projects or PowerPoint and scanning pictures, if necessary. Contact your district about guidelines for making websites. Organization of Unit by Weeks• List cities on
the list by size in population. Look in an almanac. • What are “demographics”? • Study the attached
maps as a class. Or visit http://www.wamaps.com
for free city, regional maps and links.
• On a Washington road map look for all of the above plus
• Looking at maps
of the cities, what might some traffic problems? Week 2: Native American History – Coastal and Plateau • Locate as much information as possible about the Native American history around Seattle/Spokane. Build biographical sketches of Chief Sealth and Spokane Garry. Where are Native Americans living in the community now? Interview or read a commentary of a Native American from the community. Send information about your area’s tribes to your partner school. Venn diagram for comparing Coastal Indians to Plateau Indians. Photographic and text relating to Coastal and Plateau Indians of Washington archives. Week 3: Spokane and Seattle Leaders • After reading about the local history of Seattle and Spokane, make web graphic organizers showing the accomplishments of each person. Why did they come to the area and how did they advance the growth of the area? Check to see if any of the people were on both the lists of leaders in Spokane and Seattle. Let your partner school know about these people on both lists and their part in the growth of your city. Make cartoon strips showing the story of your city’s fire. Send some of them to your partner school. Political maps of Washington. Week 4: Mines, Timber and Trains • Have a primary source day. Check out early photographs of miners, lumberjacks, men laying train tracks, trains…all in the late 1800’s. (Museum of History and Industry has a wonderful collection of photos and slides for school use.) What do you learn from the photos, advertisements and news articles? What else do you need to learn? Divide the class into three newspapers groups---trains, mining, and lumbering. Write a news article about the impact of your topic on the growth of the city. Send the article to your partner school across the state. Additional links for Washington train history, logging industry and mining. Railroad and Spokane's Thunder Mountain Railroad, Issaquah Historic Photo Album, • Singly or in small groups choose one of the following: • (First study
how to conduct a good interview. See Resource section of this notebook.)
Week 6 and 7: Seattle and Spokane today • Create a scrapbook
PowerPoint presentation about your city today. Sell your city. Include
best attractions, top industries, best restaurants, places to shop
and play. Send it to your partner school. Week 8: Finish the Website and Do Assessments • Get all the desired historical details on the website. Let your partner school, parents and other classes in your school know when the site is up and running. Unveil the website by inviting the principal and a district official to your class to hear about how you put it together and what you learned. Further review learnings and take assessments. |
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ResourcesTextbookPelz, Ruth. Discovering Washington. Gibbs-Smith Publisher, 1997. ISBN 0-87905-400-X Children’s LiteratureBergman, Donna. Kids
Go! Seattle. John Muir Publications, Santa Fe, New Bowler, Mike. Trains. Raintree Steck-Vaughn, Austin, Texas, 1995. $4.95 ISBN 0-8114-9365-2 Fradin, Dennis and Judith Fradin. From Sea to Shining Sea: Washington. Children’s Press, Inc., 1997. $7.95 ISBN 0-516-03847-8 Knight, Amelia S. The Way West. Aladdin Paperbacks, New York, 1993 $5.99 ISBN 0-689-82580-3 Nelson, Sharlene and Ted. True Books: Mount Rainier National Park. Children’s Press, 1998. $6.95 ISBN 0-516-20624-9 Also Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. Powell, E. S. Hello
USA: Washington. Lerner Publications Co., Minneapolis, Sandler, Martin. Pioneers.
Harper Collins Publishing, 1994 $10.95 Stein, Conrad. Cities of the World: Seattle. Children’s Press, Danbury, Connecticut, 1999. $9.95 ISBN 0-516-20782-2 Thompson, Gare. You Are There: Transportation From Cars to Planes. Children’s Press, 1997. ISBN 0-516-20705-9 Washington. Capstone Press, Mankato, Minnesota, 1996. ISBN 1-56065-441-4 Warren, James R. and William R. McCoy. Highlights of Seattle’s History. Historical Society of Seattle and King County, Seattle, Washington, 1982. ISBN 0-939806-04-5 Young, Caroline. Railways and Trains. Usborne Publishing Ltd. Saffron Hill, London, 1991 $8.95 ISBN 0-7460-0467-2 Teacher MaterialsBuckham, M. E. Spokane: The Complete Guide to the Hub of the Inland Northwest. Johnston Associates International, 1995. ISBN 1-881409-13- 9 Faley, John. Shaping Spokane: Jay P. Graves and His Time. University of Washington Press, Seattle, 1994. ISBN 0-295-97395-1 Jessett, Thomas. Chief Spokan Garry. T. S. Denison and Company, Inc., Minneapolis, Minn. 1960. Roberts, George and Jan. Discover Historic Washington State: A Travel Guide to Hundreds of Historical Places in the Evergreen State. Gem Guide Book Co., Baldwin Park, CA, 1999 ISBN 1-889786-07-1 Schwantes, Carlos, Katherine Morrissey, David Nicandri and Susan Strasser. Washington: Images of a State’s Heritage. Melior Publications, Spokane, Washington, 1988. ISBN 0-9616441-1-7 Jarvela, Andrea. The Washington Almanac: Facts About Washington. WestWinds Press, Portland, Oregon, 1999. $12.95 ISBN 1-55868-473-5 National Endowment for the Humanities. My History Is America’s History. ISBN 0-942310-00-4 (pbk) Call 1-877-NEH-HISTORY Schmeltzer, Michael. Spokane: A City for Living. American and World Geographic Publishing, 1996. ISBN 1-56037-105-6 WebsitesSeattle.net Seattle Times Seattle Public Access
Network Space Needle Seattle Art Museum Seattle Mariners Seattle SuperSonics HistoryLink WSHS – “Golden
Dreams” Spokane Chamber of Commerce Spokane’s Discovery
School Site Strictly Spokane! Friends of the Spokane
Falls Two Great Spokane Sites Spokane Indians Spokane Parks Native Web VideoExperience Spokane.
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Washington State FactsState Flag State Motto State Colors State Nickname State Song State Tree State Flower State Bird Highest Point Entered the Union Capitol Land Area Population, 2002 Websites http://access.wa.gov/government/awfacts.asp http://www.secstate.wa.gov/history/ |
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CHANGE – INTRODUCTION – UNIT V:Columbia Basin RegionThe Columbia Basin Region is one of five geographical regions in
our state. This region is bordered on the East by the Rocky Mountains
of Idaho, on the West by the Cascade Region, on the North by the
Okanogan Highlands Region, and on the South by the Columbia River/Oregon.
The first to settle this land were the Native Americans from the Yakima, Spokane, and Walla Walla tribes. Few other settlers stayed in this area due to the dry soil. In 1933 the Columbia Basin Project was developed to bring water into the area due to the dry soil. In 1933 the Columbia Basin Project was developed to bring water into the area, and with it, people. The government built the Grand Coulee Dam to supply the area with its water. It also supplies the region with power. It is a hydroelectric dam. The dam weighs 22million tons, is 550 feet high, and is almost a mile long. The water that falls over its spillways is almost twice as high as Niagara Falls. The back water behind the dam is called Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake. This lake is 150 miles long and reaches almost to Canada. The weather in this area during the summer months tends to be moderate with average temperature in July of 70°. The average temperature in January is 25°. The average yearly rainfall is between 6-10 inches. The climate East of the Cascades, tends to be dry. Some of the natural resources to this area include areas that have to be irrigated thoroughly, before being used for croplands. Washington is one of the larges wheat producing states. The Yakima Valley and the Walla Walla Valley grow turkeys, hops, green peas, and asparagus. The Yakima Valley and the Tri-Cities area also grow large quantities of grapes. Farmers in the Kittitas Valley near Ellensburg raise beef and dairy cattle. The Columbia Basin, in the Wenatchee Valley, has been well irrigated to allow the farmers to grow large orchards of fruit, including pears, peaches, cherries, apricots, plums, and apples for which Washington is famous. This region also supports corn, sugar beets, potatoes, alfalfa, and hay, and has plentiful pastures for livestock. Industries specific to this region include, aluminum manufacturing in Spokane, apple orchards with canning, packing, and freezing, farm machinery, lumber, nuclear research, hydroelectric power, and outdoor recreation areas such as Sun Lake, Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake, Moses Lake and the many lakes of the scablands, where people camp, fish, swim and just enjoy the natural beauty of the area. Important cities of this region are; Wenatchee, Yakima, Walla Walla, Colfax, Richland, Kennewick and Spokane |
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