Open-ended Inquiry: Check out this historic image taken of a gas station and general store in Venus, Florida in 1939. Use the See Think Wonder strategy to analyze the photo.
Directed Questions: In the image they noted a gas station and a general store. Why do you think they called it a general store? What do you think you could buy in a general store? Compare and contrast the historic image of the gas station to the picture below of a modern gas station and variety store.
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Use the News Extension Activity
Search through your newspaper for articles about gas prices. How do rising gas prices impact decisions on the kind of car people buy? For example, would you rather buy a car that gets ten miles per gallon or thirty miles per gallon? What would be the difference in cost over a year if you filled up your tank weekly? Comments are closed.
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