Then and Now: A Comparison of Land Use
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What Do You See?

1. Let's look at a photograph of Wichita:

Lesson Plan Step 1: Analyzing a Photograph

   
  Street Scene

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a. *Click* the   and look at the photograph.
What do you see?
Talk about it with your teacher
 
  b. *Click* the    to read about the photograph.
 
  c. *Click* the   to read a newspaper article about the photograph.

 

2. We will look for changes in Wichita:

Lesson Plan Step 2: Comparing "Then" and "Now" Photographs

   
  This photo was taken a long time ago. We call it "Then."

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a. *Click* the   and look at the photograph.
What do you see?
Talk about it with your teacher
 
  b. Write a list of things you see in the photograph.
 
  c. *Click* the    to read about the photograph.
 
  This photo was taken recently. We call it "Now."
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a. *Click* the   and look at the photograph.
What do you see?
Talk about it with your teacher
 
  b. Write a list of things you see in the photograph.
 
  c. *Click* the    to read about the photograph.
 
  What has changed between "Then" and "Now"?
  a. Look at your lists.
 
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b. *Click* the to look at the "Then" photo again.
*Click* the to look at the "Now" photo again.
 
  c.

Write sentences that will answer these questions:

How did people use the land in the "Then" photo?
How do people use the land in the "Now" photo?
What has changed? Why?

 

3. More Things To Do

Lesson Plan Step 3: Optional Activity

 
Finding a Favorite Photograph

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a.  Follow your teacher’s instructions to find photographs in the Wichita Photo Archives website.
  b.  *Click* here: Wichita Photo Archives.