Also will discuss why we have so many trees now. Local histories of Indian removal to the Indian Territory just south of the area. Students may do research to find what happened during this time. Field Trip to Iron Horse Museum to view materials on the MKT Railroad. Students will choose one project idea from a list of several and do a short research presentation and a visual project to present to the class and to other groups.
Double diorama showing the prairie before and after the railroad comes to the area.
A layered book can be used to show change over time also. Students are limited only by their imagination and will to work on their own. A Treasury of Railroad Folklore. Bonanza Books, 1963. Fraser, Mary Ann.