{"id":758,"date":"2024-02-20T12:19:40","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T12:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/murfprojectblog\/?page_id=758"},"modified":"2024-05-08T14:08:54","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T14:08:54","slug":"lesson-plan-why-do-cities-change-copy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/murfprojectblog\/lesson-plan-why-do-cities-change-copy\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson Plan 2: How Do Transportation Changes Affect a City?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<strong>Introduction<\/strong><br \/>\nIn this activity, you will examine primary sources on the I-630 interstate in Little Rock, Arkansas, to discover how this transportation project changed the cultural, economic, and demographic makeup of Little Rock.\n<p><em><strong>Note:\u00a0 <\/strong><\/em>The topics discussed in this lesson plan are related to those in lesson plans 1 and 3.<\/p>\n\t<strong>Essential Questions<br \/>\n<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Why do cities change?<\/li>\n<li>Which technologies characterize life in a city? How do technological innovations and advancements impact life in cities?<\/li>\n<li>How and why do changes in transportation and communication affect life in cities?<\/li>\n<li>How do geography tools (maps, graphs, globes, etc.) help us understand why and how cities change?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<p><strong>Download <a href=\"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/murfprojectblog\/files\/2024\/03\/Lesson-Plan-2-How-Do-Transportation-Changes-Affect-a-City.pdf\">Lesson Plan 2: How Do Transportation Changes Affect a City?<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/murfprojectblog\/files\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-77.png\" alt=\"Screenshot (77)\" height=\"683\" width=\"732\" title=\"Screenshot (77)\" \/>\n\t<p>A<\/p>\n\t<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t<strong>Learning Objectives<br \/>\n<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Students will explain economic and demographic change in Little Rock concerning transportation over time.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-anchor=\"lessonplan1standards\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Arkansas Social Studies Standards<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><b><br \/>\nUnited States History Since 1929<br \/>\n<\/b>\nH.5.USH.21<br \/>\nConstruct historical arguments for long-term effects of social and economic changes occurring during the mid-20th century using available data and multiple sources.\n<p><b>World Geography<\/b><\/p>\nG.2.WG.9<br \/>\nCompare the changes over time in the boundaries and characteristics of regions caused by various factors using geographic representations and data (e.g., climate, technology, migration, conflict, government).\u00a0\nG.3.WG.2<br \/>\nAnalyze the effects of various influences on population distribution and migration on society (e.g., history, migration, physical environment, economy, politics, technology, climate, land use, resources).\nG.3.WG.3<br \/>\nAnalyze various push-and-pull factors that lead to migration and changes in these factors over time. \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t<p>A<\/p>\n\t<p><strong>Key Terms<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Interstate Highway System<\/li>\n<li>ACORN<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<p>A<\/p>\n\t<p><strong>Materials<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maps-racial distribution of Little Rock from 1960-2020<\/li>\n<li>History Channel video: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OHZukqaRdoA&amp;ab_channel=HISTORY\">The Creation of America&#8217;s Highway System <\/a>| The Engineering that Built the World (Season 1)&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gislabualr.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/Cascade\/index.html?appid=4201e770c78a41c9ae993f4421f1fb26\">Expansion or Segregation: The History of I-630 in Little Rock<\/a> (site renovation in progress. Not all links are currently accessible).\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<hr \/>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-anchor=\"lessonplan2priorlearning\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Prior Learning<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<ul>\n<li>Urban growth in the early-mid 20th century<\/li>\n<li>Urban renewal programs from the mid-20th century<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-anchor=\"lessonplan2guidingquestions\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Guiding Questions<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<ul>\n<li>How do transportation changes affect a city? (culture, housing, demographics, economy)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-anchor=\"lessonplan2suggestedactivity\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Suggested Activity<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<strong>Writing Assignment<br \/>\n<\/strong>Students will:<br \/>\nWrite a short essay (3-4 paragraphs) on how the construction of I-630 affected Little Rock citizens. Include specific examples from the sources you looked at today.\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-anchor=\"lessonplan2procedures\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Procedures<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<ol>\n<li>Starter \/ Bell Ringer\n<ul>\n<li>Teacher shows students the History Channel video which provides a brief overview of the history of the Interstate Highway System to provide context for the construction of I-630 in Little Rock.\n<ul>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OHZukqaRdoA&amp;ab_channel=HISTORY\">The Creation of America&#8217;s Highway System <\/a>| The Engineering the Built the World (Season 1).&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Teacher shows students <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/I-630,+Little+Rock,+AR\/@34.7387383,-92.3499535,8609m\/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x87d2a49a715009cf:0xeefbb3d939b021cc!8m2!3d34.7445653!4d-92.3281472!16zL20vMDN5bDg3?entry=ttu\">Google Maps view<\/a> of I-630 and the surrounding are of Little Rock.<\/li>\n<li>Students respond to the question: Why do you think I-630 was built in the middle of the city?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Guiding questions (teacher&#8217;s choice)\n<ul>\n<li>How do transportation changes affect a city&#8217;s\n<ul>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li>culture<\/li>\n<li>housing<\/li>\n<li>demographics<\/li>\n<li>economy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Resources\n<ul>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li>Changes to Little Rock&#8217;s Black population (including areas along I-630)\n<ul>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li>Teacher shows students maps of Little Rock&#8217;s Black population from 1960, 1980, 2000, and 2020. The class discusses how and why residential demographics changed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>History of I-630 construction and overview of effects\n<ul>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li>Class views StoryMap: <a href=\"https:\/\/gislabualr.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/Cascade\/index.html?appid=4201e770c78a41c9ae993f4421f1fb26\">Expansion or Segregation: The History of I-630 in Little Rock<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Arkansas Highways Department&#8217;s perspective on the construction of I-630\n<ul>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li>Students individually read <strong>pages 8-12\u00a0<\/strong>of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ardot.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Vol.-31-Winter-1985-No.-4.pdf\"><em>Arkansas Highways\u00a0<\/em><\/a>Vol. 31 Winter 1985 No. 4.<br \/>\n<em><strong>Note:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><em> Arkansas Highways<\/em> was created as a quarterly newsletter for Arkansas Highway Department employees. This issue describes the opening of the last completed section of I-630 in 1985 and includes a summary of the project history.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n(Images)<br \/>\n\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-anchor=\"lessonplan2assessment\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Assessments<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<ul>\n<li>Exit ticket: Why was I-630 built? How do you or your parents use I-630 today?\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-anchor=\"lessonplan1rubric\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Rubric<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><b>I-630 Writing Assignment Activity<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Criteria<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Ratings<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Pts<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Includes history of the construction of I-630<\/b><\/td>\n\n<td>5 \/ 5 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Includes examples of I-630&#8217;s impact on Little Rock citizens (demolition of businesses and housing, racial distribution, westward expansion, etc.)<\/b><\/td>\n\n<td>15 \/15 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">Total Points: 20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t<p><strong>Download <a href=\"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/murfprojectblog\/files\/2024\/03\/Lesson-Plan-2-How-Do-Transportation-Changes-Affect-a-City.pdf\">Lesson Plan 2: How Do Transportation Changes Affect a City?<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\"><div class=\"entry-summary\">\n<p>Introduction In this activity, you will examine primary sources on the I-630 interstate in Little Rock, Arkansas, to discover how this transportation project changed the cultural, economic, and demographic makeup of Little Rock. Note:\u00a0 The topics discussed in this lesson&hellip;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link-more\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/murfprojectblog\/lesson-plan-why-do-cities-change-copy\/\" class=\"more-link\"><br \/>\n\t\tContinue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Lesson Plan 2: How Do Transportation Changes Affect a City?&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link-more\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/murfprojectblog\/lesson-plan-why-do-cities-change-copy\/\" class=\"more-link\">\n\t\tContinue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Lesson Plan 2: How Do Transportation Changes Affect a City?&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":56,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-758","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/murfprojectblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/murfprojectblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/murfprojectblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/murfprojectblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/56"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/murfprojectblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=758"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/murfprojectblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/758\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":926,"href":"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/murfprojectblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/758\/revisions\/926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/murfprojectblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}