Grades 4-9: Passage to Progress: Eads Bridge and the Railroads **FREE**

Passage to Progress: Eads Bridge and the Railroads
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HEC-TV 2007-08 Honorable Mention
Helen Headrick

utilization@hectv.org

8390 Delmar Blvd

Suite 211

St Louis, MO 63124

United States

Phone: (314) 432-3476
Education: Grade(s): 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

A study of American progress from the 19th to 20th centuries would not be complete without looking at the impact made on people’s lives by innovations in transportation. As the “Gateway to the West,” St. Louis and transportation go hand in hand, dating from fur traders ascending the Missouri River in pirogues, to immigrants steaming up the Mississippi on ships, to its development as a railroad hub and the creation of a highly competitive automobile industry, to Lindbergh’s historic flight in the Spirit of St. Louis, and into the future with the Boeing Company’s aircraft.In this program we’ll look at two significant events in U.S. transportation history that are also part of St. Louis history and investigate how these innovations changed lives and created opportunities for progress. First, we’ll explore the engineering innovations and impact of James Eads and the building of the Eads Bridge over the Mississippi River. Then we’ll look at the railroad hub that St. Louis became, the impact of the railroad industry on America, and examples of important innovations in railcar engineering. We’ll be live from the National Museum of Transportation located in St. Louis for an up close look at some of these innovations.Curriculum materials for this program include two HEC-TV documentaries dealing with the topics for this program: You Are Here: The Eads Bridge, and Memories in Motion (about the National Museum of Transportation). You will receive a DVD copy of the documentaries after enrolling for the program. They can be used to help prepare students for the program or as an additional resource with more detailed information to use after the program.

1. The participant will explore the technological innovations in bridge engineering and construction, and railroad engineering.2. The participant will interact with primary source documents and historic experts and interpret how what they learn from those sources impacts his/her understanding of a particular historic subject.3. The participant will engage in a discussion about transportation and its impact on the quality of people’s lives and economic progress.

60 minutes

Program Date
1/22/2009
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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