Local Communities Change

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CONTENT STATEMENT

  1. Local communities change over time.

CONTENT ELABORATION

As students examine primary and secondary sources from a variety of time periods, they begin to understand how characteristics of the local community have changed over time. Community is defined as a group of people residing in the same locality and under the same government.

Characteristics for analysis include:
businesses;
architecture;
physical features;
employment;
education;
transportation;
technology;
religion; and
recreation.

EXPECTATIONS FOR LEARNING

Analyze, organize, and present historical information about a characteristic of the local community that has changed over time.

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