It is often beneficial to bookmark sites for students ahead of time. Activities and challenges can be adjusted for all grades, Kindergarten through 12th. Activities and challenges can also be presented as a research paper, web site, hypermedia stack or oral presentation. Interview with an elderly person who has lived in your area most of their lives. Hold a town meeting, event or party with each of the original founders of the town.
Students can take on the personality of each character and dress up in original clothing.
Food from the 1900's can be served, music from the turn of the century played, and a script written and acted out. Invite family members and friends to enjoy the students work on display. Using a line or bar graph, illustrate the population of your town every ten years beginning from 1900. If there were major population increases or decreases during the last 100 years, find out what changed in your town to make a significant difference in population. Design a chart showing pictures and biographical information about the mayors of your town since 1900.