This website details the migration patters in and out of Iowa over the last two centuries. Includes the history of Latinos in Iowa.
Selected Timeline for Iowa’s Rural Settlement and One Room Schools
Experience agriculture hands-on by visiting one of Silos & Smokestacks’ 117 partner sites. Learn about the history and rich culture of farming in America, get up close and personal with livestock and animals, or discover new and amazing innovations in the agriculture industry!
Silos and Smokestacks is one of the 49 federally designated heritage areas in the nation and are affiliated with the National Park Service. Their mission is to tell the story of American agriculture and its significance to the world through activities and partnerships.
This instructional guide for teachers is to be used to support the Iowa Early History Glaciers to Settlement video series. It contains introductory activities, key terms and assessments .
For the teacher this document will support the instruction using the Iowa Early History Glaciers to Settlement Video Series. The first part of this synthesis provides an overview of early Iowa history and explains why Iowa’s land is unique. It is the narration used in the Adaptive Video with Captioning. Hopefully readers will be encouraged to pursue all areas that spark an interest and to tie Iowa history into the broader tapestry of US/World history events. Extensive author's notes are provided.Following this narration the teacher will see extensive notes, primary documents and other resources to support the instruction of Iowa Early History Glaciers to Settlement.
This Instructional Guide is one of a set of three components provided for each chapter included in the “Video Chapters of Iowa History Series.” This Guide is for use by local groups, historians, students and teachers to learn about the history of Iowa’s rural settlement and one-room schools. The other two components are the video, Iowa’s Unsung Prairie Transformation to Farms and One Room Schools 1870-1900 and a digital library with pictures of artifacts, photos and primary sources.
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Video of Iowa Unsung Prairie Transformation to Farms and One Room Schools
This website provides local Iowa history, lesson plans, fun facts, resources and a timeline of Iowa history. The lesson plan’s collection includes land and built environment, native people, migration and interaction, organization and communities, work and folk life.