Educators Resource Guide – The Burnham Plan Centennial: Bold Plans. Big Dreams
The Bold Plans Big Dreams Educators Resource Guide is a collection of resources that facilitates incorporating the study of metropolitan Chicago into daily teaching. The guide includes clickable links to and PDFs of lessons, activities and multiple educational resources as well as images presented in PowerPoint format and as digital files.
Burnham’s Plan of Chicago provides many points of entry for studying a variety of topics across a variety of academic disciplines. The major themes covered by the study of Burnham’s Plan include:
Chicago History—Industry, Immigration, City Planning
Design —Map-making and Illustration
Open Space—Lake Michigan, Parks, and Forest Preserves
Transportation —Railroads, Harbors, Streets and Bridges
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