Student Projects

Boundaries

Regions of Colorado

• Activity R-1: Western Colorado
• Activity R-2: Southern Colorado
• Activity R-3: Front Range and Denver
• Activity R-4: Eastern Colorado

Changing County Boundaries

• Activity CB-1: Defining the State's Border
• Activity CB-2: Early Colorado Counties
• Activity CB-3: 20th-Century County Changes

Environment

Colorado's Physical Geography

• Activities PG-1, PG-2, PG-3, and PG-4: The Continental Divide, Precipitation Patterns, Life Zones, and Mesasurements

Population

Population Growth Before 1900

• Activity PE-1 & PE-2: Early Population Growth
• Activity PE-3: Late 19th Century Growth

Population Growth After 1900

• Activity PL-1: Colorado's Growing Population
• Activity PL-2: The 1930s: Depression and Dustbowl
• Activity PL-3a and 3b: Post 1940: Urbanization and Recreation

Transportation

From Trails to Interstates

• Activity T-1: Early Transport in Colorado
• Activity T-2: Transportation After 1900

Mining

Mining and Population

• Activities MP-1, 2, 3: Colorado's Mining Regions, Change in a Mining Town, Change in a Supply Town