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Hawthorn Grove: A Community Changes

Study how Hawthorn Grove changed over time by using photograph descriptions, maps, and a timeline.

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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 2
Subject: Social Studies
Question types: Multiple choice, Circle the answer, Short answer

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What students practice

Students describe changes in a community by comparing photographs and maps.
Students use a timeline to place community events in order and explain when changes happened.
Students use details from historical sources to describe how life in a community changed.

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Read the passage and source descriptions together. Ask students to point to details in the photographs, maps, and timeline before they answer and write.

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C3 Framework standard covered

HIS.2.1

Describe how a community has changed over time using photographs, maps and timelines.

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Hawthorn Grove: A Community Changes

Use photographs, maps, and a timeline to study change over time.

Read about Hawthorn Grove

Read the passage and study the source descriptions. Then answer the questions.

Hawthorn Grove Then and Now

Hawthorn Grove began as a small community beside a creek. The 1950 photograph shows a dirt road, a train station, and a few homes. The station was a busy place when trains stopped there. The photograph does not show a library or a playground.

A 1950 map shows the creek along the south side of town. The train station is north of the creek, and the school is east of the station. A dirt road connects the station and the school. Most homes are near the station.

The timeline shows that a bridge over the creek opened in 1970. A library opened near the school in 1995. By 2020, the town had a paved road, a playground beside the school, and more homes south of the creek.

The 2020 photograph shows the old station being used as a small history museum. It also shows the paved road and the playground. The 2020 map places the museum where the station stood in 1950. The creek still runs along the south side, but a footbridge now connects the homes south of the creek with the school and library.

Use the sources

Use details from the passage, source descriptions, and timeline. Circle answers when asked.

Which detail appears in the 2020 photograph but not the 1950 photograph?

A. A train station stands near the homes.
B. A dirt road leads toward the school.
C. A playground stands beside the school.
D. A few homes sit near the station.

In 2020, a family living south of the creek wants to visit the library north of the creek. Which feature helps them get there?

A. The footbridge over the creek
B. The old train station
C. The playground beside the school
D. The homes near the museum

Which event happened first on the timeline?

A. The library opened.
B. The bridge over the creek opened.
C. The playground appeared beside the school.
D. The old station became a museum.

What can a student conclude from the two maps about the old train station?

A. It moved from north of the creek to south of the creek.
B. It stayed in the same place and later became a museum.
C. It disappeared when the library opened near the school.
D. It was rebuilt beside the playground in a new part of town.

Circle the two details that show Hawthorn Grove had grown by 2020.

More homes stood south of the creek.The creek was still along the south side.A library had opened near the school.The station was north of the creek.

Which feature stayed in the same place from 1950 to 2020?

A. The playground beside the school
B. The library near the school
C. The homes south of the creek
D. The old station north of the creek

What happened during the time between the bridge opening and the year 2020?

A. The library opened near the school.
B. The first few homes were built near the station.
C. The creek moved from the south side.
D. The first dirt road connected the school and station.

A student wants to decide whether children had a place to play beside the school in 1950. Which source comparison would help most?

A. The 1950 map and the 2020 timeline
B. The 1950 photograph and the 2020 photograph
C. The 1970 timeline point and the 1950 map
D. The 2020 map and the 1995 timeline point

Why would the footbridge have made a difference for people living south of the creek?

A. It gave them a way to reach places near the school.
B. It changed the creek into a road for trains.
C. It moved the museum closer to the homes.
D. It gave the town a new place to grow crops.

10.

Which statement is supported by the 2020 photograph and the 2020 map together?

A. The station was gone before the library opened.
B. The old station still had its 1950 use as a train stop.
C. The old station remained in its location while its use changed.
D. The playground was built inside the old station.

11.

Circle the two statements that can be learned from the maps.

The creek is along the south side of town.The station was busy when trains stopped there.The school is east of the station on the 1950 map.The bridge opened in 1970.

12.

Which evidence best supports the idea that Hawthorn Grove offered more ways to learn in 2020 than in 1950?

A. The creek remained along the south side of town.
B. A library and a history museum were part of the 2020 community.
C. The old station was north of the creek on both maps.
D. The first photograph showed a few homes near the station.

13.

According to the timeline, in which year did the library open?

A. 1950
B. 1970
C. 1995
D. 2020

Explain the changes

Write complete thoughts. Use evidence from at least two sources.

14.

How did travel through Hawthorn Grove change from 1950 to 2020? Use one detail from a map and one detail from a photograph or timeline.

15.

Imagine you lived in Hawthorn Grove in 2020 instead of 1950. Describe two places you could visit that were not available in the 1950 sources. Use details from the passage.