19th Century Science Lesson Plans

Eleventh graders explore the importance of religion in community building in frontier America. They analyze the importance of religion in political life in the 19th century.

Learners compare and contrast the elements used in the 19th century British novel and those novels in American society today. In groups, they brainstorm what it might have been like to be a teenager growing up in England during the 19th century and compare it with the information they gather from the novel itself.

Students research the author Herman Melville and read Moby Dick as a part of study of 19th Century life. In this Herman Melville instructional activity, students research Melville's life online and take notes. Students listen to Moby Dick> and discuss Melville's life and death, and how they his characters survived by visiting the given websites. Students complete a quiz on the instructional activity.

Fifth graders examine significant events in Post-Civil War America. For this Post-Civil War lesson, 5th graders investigate the important events after the war in 19th century America. They read primary source documents about six topics which include steamboats, Erie Canal, railroad, and the Free Market system. They research the importance of inventions and innovations that came into being soon after the War and examine how life changed due to the Industrial Revolution.

Learners explore inventions that have been creaed since the 19th Century.

Students investigate what life was like on early 19th century ships. They participate in a Webquest, explore the website for the movie, 'Master and Commander,' watch movie excerpts, take an interactive tour of a ship, and answer discussion questions.

Young scholars discover Impressionist painting.  In this art history lesson, students investigate the 19th century combinations of colors used in impressionist painting.  Young scholars experiment with their own paintings, utilizing primary and secondary colors.

Students calculate how much coal they use based on their electric power usage. In this environmental science lesson, students trace the history of coal mining in US. They write a letter to USPS to encourage them to create coal mining stamps.

Learners investigate Mendelian Genetics by studying the history of Mendel and what it was like to be a 19th century scientist. They read a pieces of fiction during this investigation.

Learners study the danger of epidemics in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Through research, they discuss the major diseases that threatened the lives of Americans, especially children and young adults, during this time period.