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Twelve 15-minute lessons
Produced 1998
School-use rights: one year
Grades 4-8 / social studies
Closed captioned
Video library
Teacher guide
5/8 SS
http://www.pbs4549.org/itv

Tracks: Impressions of America reflects the experiences of two young adults who investigate U.S. history as they travel by rail across the country. All 12 programs in the series give historic events a present-day relevance. Tracing the country’s biography through sites visited by rail creates continuity between the programs and reinforces the idea that students can experience history personally.

1. Trekking Across Our Land
2. Spain Comes to America
3. Early European Settlements
4. Seeds of Revolution
5. Independence
6. The New Nation
7. Westward Ho
8. Divided and United
9. The Urbanization of America
10. The Road to Mount Rushmore
11. America at War
12. Changing Times and Modern Industries