Time Travel: Destination Czech and Slovak Republics
Written by Cindy Terry in conjunction with Jan Stoffer and the educational committee from the NCSML (2005/2006)

**This lesson is designed to follow the lessons on immigration and timeline of Cedar Rapids History found in the 3rd grade Social Studies curriculum. If completed at another time, a discussion of immigration of immigration and how immigrants contributed to the development of Cedar Rapids would need to be part of the pre-teaching activities
 
 
 
 
 
 

Guiding Questions

• Who are the Czechs and Slovaks?
• On what continent are the Czech and Slovak Republics located?
• What is it like there?
• How have the European boundaries changed through the years?
• What lead to the formation of the two independent countries?
• Why did the Czech and Slovak people immigrate to the United States?
• How did they come to settle in Cedar Rapids?
• What contributions have the Czechs and Slovaks made to Cedar Rapids?
• What special traditions do the Czechs and Slovaks have?