Unit 15: Old Routes New Trails
Explore the Changing Face of Transportation on Old Route 66
Listed below are possible research or discussion topics, online lesson plans, resources and other materials. As you look through this list please consider that this series can work for grades 4-12, with an emphasis on 7th grade. Also consider that the series will be used with different purposes for different grade levels. This is by no means a complete list of resources, and we cannot guarantee the life span and quality of the web site addresses. |
Possible Research Topics
- Route 66
- National Highway System
- John Carr
- Neon Signs
- North Atlantic Trade Organization
- Urbanization
- The American Dream of the "Open Road"
- "The Mother Road"
- Cultural Icon
- State vs. county and interstate
- Osage Indian Trail
- Route 66 State Park
- Times Beach, Missouri
- Art Deco
- Meramec Caverns
- Lester Dill
- Painted barn" advertisements
- Jesse James
- German Autobahn
Resources
Bibliography
- Route 66: The Mother Road
Wallis, Michael
St. Martins Press
New York, N.Y.
1990
- Route 66 Remembered
Witzel, Michael Karl
Motorbooks International
Osceola, Wi.
1996
- Tales From the Coral Court: Photos and Stories from a Lost Route 66 Landmark
Graham, Shellee
Virginia Publishing
St. Louis, Mo.
2000