- After visiting several of the websites below,
complete one or more of the following activities:
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- Complete a Pony Express WebQuest. Follow or
adapt the procedures found at one of these webQuest
sites:
- 1) The Pony Express http://www.unomaha.edu/~wwwsped/spd/apl/def/lsn/a.html
- 2) The Pony Express A Webquest
http://www.coe.ilstu.edu/jabraun/students/yenchko/
- 3) The Pony Express Webquest for Grade 4
Missouri History http://emints.more.net/info/southeast/ralph/index.html.html
- 4) Pony Express Grade 4 http://www.cart.carroll.k12.ky.us/What%20has%20your%20class%20done%20lately/Pony%20Express%20webquest.htm
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- You Decide - Success or Failure? Now that
you have reviewed the brief history of the Pony
Express, decide if the venture was a failure or a
success. Base your decision on all factors, not just
the financial status. Consider the impact of the Pony
Express; what, if any, were the lasting effects? Why
is the Pony Express so well-remembered today? Make the
argument for your case as strong as possible. What if
the telegraph had not been invented?
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- Design an Express Delivery System - a 'Pony
Express' for Today. Pretend that you are going to
start up your own private express mail delivery
service today, that there is a demand for a
'specialized' delivery system from Kansas City,
Missouri to Sacramento, California. The exact mail
contents must be kept secret. However, the travel must
be restricted to land-based methods; because of the
'sensitive' nature of the items; air travel can not
allowed. Packet weight will be under 10 pounds per
shipment. Plan out the route to be followed. Consider
a realistic delivery time; remember you must beat the
competition. Hold down the budget! Select the mode(s)
of transportation; what vehicles will be needed? Put
together a complete startup plan that includes needed
employees, equipment, time schedule, and itemized
costs. Give your company a name and a logo. What would
your company have to charge for each delivery?
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