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- 7th - 12th
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Students research and identify positive and negative effects of imported steel on the Indiana steel industry. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students identify the six basic stages used to create a steel component, and explain how each stage influences or interacts with another. They give examples of how technology has improved human lives. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students formulate historical questions about the circumstances surrounding a photograph about the Gary Steel Works factories. They differentiate between historical facts and interpretation. They create a newspaper article about each photo. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students begin to explain the process, and gain an appreciation, of the enormity of a steel facility and the influence it had on the building of the city to run the steel plant. They access websites imbedded in this plan to view the process. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students predict a future for Gary, IN and US Steel Works. They explain how their own town would change if US Steel built this large of a facility in it and discuss why or shy not their town would have been an alternative to choosing Gary. Full Review »
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- 1st - 4th
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Students are introduced to how steel is made and investigate the importance of the steel industry. They participate in a role-play that explores the concepts of taxes, tariffs and imports vs. domestic production. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students examine the role of guns and steel in historic conquests. They view and discuss a video segment, complete a viewing guide, conduct research about weapons, and develop a project illustrating weaponry from an assigned time period. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the history of the United States Steel Factory in Indiana. Viewing photographs, they discover how the factory was built and the materials used. They discuss the use of the plant and nearby railroad yard and ship canal. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 6th
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Students explore the places located with the making of steel in Pennsylvania at the beginning of the 20th Century. They locate and describe the areas as well as the human characteristics of places by their cultural characteristics. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students are given a variety of pre-cut steel pieces. Individually, they are to estimate their weight and compare the answer to measurements they take. They enter the results into a spreadsheet in which they must develop the formula for calcuations. Full Review »
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