Middle School Level

In small groups students explore one of the four sections of the Bellingham Centennial online curriculum - Towns, Industries, People, Schools - either through packets prepared in advance by the teacher, or through materials compiled by their own navigation and printing of their online curriculum section.
Each group creates a poster using images & text pieces drawn from their online curriculum section.
Groups teach their classmates about their curriculum section through presenting their poster in class, and talking about what they learned by making their poster.

Watch the 30-minute documentary, Creek Story.
While watching, students think about: What is the "story" of Whatcom Creek?
After viewing, talk about: What is the story of Whatcom Creek? - Does it have chapters? - Does it have a moral, or main message? - How does the creek's story connect to the posters about Towns; Industries; People; Schools?

and/or

As a class, talk about: How is Bellingham the same today as it was 100 years ago? - How is Bellingham different today from how it was 100 years ago?
Take it further by talking about: Why is it important for a community to stay the same? - Why is it important for a community to change?
Class might also talk about: How might the Bellingham community be the same and/or different 100 years in the future?
Class might create a banner visually depicting their comparisons of the past and present (and future) of Bellingham.