Transcontinental Railroad Hyperdoc

This hyperdoc style doc enables your students to explore many aspects of the Transcontinental Railroad!

Students are asked to examine photos, watch videos, read information from websites, etc. Students utilize many skills such as synthesizing, inferring, examining, comparing/contrasting, etc.

Students share their thinking through padlet and flipgrid (*optional component)

Topics covered:
The Big Four
The Union Pacific and Central Pacific
The Golden Spike
Challenges Workers Faced
Impact of the Railroad on America's economy and much more!

Students are asked to create several products such as a google slides presentation, utilize google my maps to create an interactive map, and more!

Engage your students today with this great resource! Just post the link on your Google Classroom page, and BAM! Students are ready to learn!