1. To evaluate the impact of the Chaffeys and Charles Frankish on Ontario, California, and compare their efforts with similarly important figures in their own community; 2. To understand the importance of irrigation in the settlement of Ontario, California; 3. To examine how buildings can be considered symbols of civic and individual pride; 4. To analyze the architectural merits of the Frankish Building; 5. To complete a Historic Resources Inventory of an important building in their own town.
Recommended level: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
1. Founding Ontario: The Chaffeys, Irrigation, and Settlement
2. The Frankish Building: Architecture as Civic and Individual Pride