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The Railroad Journey and the Industrial Revolution: Crash Course World History 214 Video

The Railroad Journey and the Industrial Revolution: Crash Course World History 214

13 mins 9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
New ReviewReluctance to accept new technology is not a unique attribute to the 21st century. An informative video from Crash Course World History covers the rollout of the transcontinental railroad during the Industrial Revolution, and whether or...
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Modern: Industrialization and Global Integration Unit

Modern: Industrialization and Global Integration

9th - Higher Ed
CCSS: Adaptable
New ReviewThe 18th and 19th centuries saw so many political revolutions around the world that it's difficult to consider the importance and influence of the revolutions that affected each country differently: the agricultural and industrial...
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An Introduction to Eric Hobsbawm’s The Age Of Revolution Video

An Introduction to Eric Hobsbawm’s The Age Of Revolution

3 mins 9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Discover the ways that the exploited class has influenced our modern lives with a short study of Eric Hobsbawm's The Age of Revolution: 1789 - 1848. High schoolers discuss the Marxist perspective of how the Industrial Revolution and the...
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Income and Wealth Inequality Video

Income and Wealth Inequality

10 mins 9th - 12th
The Industrial Revolution and globalization have been a triumph in the developed nations, but served to widen and accelerate the wealth gap between the richest and poorest countries in the world. Explore the differences between the...
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Specialization and Trade Video

Specialization and Trade

9 mins 9th - 12th
Do companies work better when everyone works on everything, or when each person or department focuses on one specialized task? Explore the benefits of specialization and trade in the modern global economy with a explanatory video.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson Replies to Lincoln's Gettysburg Address Video

Neil deGrasse Tyson Replies to Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

3 mins 9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
President Abraham Lincoln may not be the first name that comes up when discussing scientific advancement in the last two centuries, but Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson believes that Lincoln's efforts during the Civil War paved the way...
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Industrial Revolution Lesson Plan

Industrial Revolution

11th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
Could you live without your phone? What about cars, steel, or clothing? Class groups collaborate to produce presentations that argue that either the telephone, the gramophone, the automobile, the textile industry, or the steel industry...
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Slavery in the North Worksheet

Slavery in the North

6th
CCSS: Designed
Did you know Sovjourner Truth's birth name was Isabella Baumfree? Read about this famous abolitionist that was sold multiple times as a slave before she was finally emancipated in 1828.
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A Christmas Carol Educator Resource Guide Unit
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A Christmas Carol Educator Resource Guide

4th - 12th
Heed Charles Dickens' warning of misusing one's life from A Christmas Carol and don't miss the opportunity offered by a resource that prepares learners for this epic tale. Packed with information and lesson ideas, the guide offers...
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Natural Selection Video

Natural Selection

13 mins 9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
The peppered moth is featured in a video about natural selection. The narrator tells the story of Darwin's theory and then moves on to the principles behind natural selection and the different ways it works. Concepts covered include...
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Industrial Revolution: Movers, Shakers, and Skyscrapers
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Industrial Revolution: Movers, Shakers, and Skyscrapers

6th - 8th
The Industrial Revolution marked a shift in American economy and society, but how? Study the details of the Industrial Revolution, including the major players and economic forces behind the change in culture, with a collection of presentations and study guides.
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Isn’t It Exciting? (The American Industrial Revolution and Urbanization) Unit

Isn’t It Exciting? (The American Industrial Revolution and Urbanization)

6th
America was built on the ingenuity, work ethic, and foresight of our ancestors. Sixth graders learn about the complex Gilded Age in American history, including the prominent inventors and captains of industry, and how they all connect...
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Lesson on 'The Chimney Boy's Story' by Wes Magee Lesson Plan

Lesson on 'The Chimney Boy's Story' by Wes Magee

9th - Higher Ed
CCSS: Adaptable
Wes Magee's poem "The Chimney Boy's Story" about chimney sweeps/climbing boys is used as an introduction to a lesson that asks groups to research child labor in Victorian Britain. 
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Urban Politics: Machines and Reformers Lesson Plan

Urban Politics: Machines and Reformers

7th - 8th
CCSS: Adaptable
Take a trip to the turn of the twentieth century with a resource about industrialism in America. With primary source documents and focus questions, learners think about the ways that government groups and organizations paved the way for...
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Population Pyramids: Powerful Predictors of the Future Video

Population Pyramids: Powerful Predictors of the Future

5 mins 9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Here is a very interesting visual for analyzing a country's shift from a pre-industrial society to one with an industrial or post-industrial economy. The video explains how a population pyramid is used to track a country's position in...
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The Industrial Revolution: Life in the Cities Lesson Plan
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The Industrial Revolution: Life in the Cities

7th - 10th
CCSS: Adaptable
What was life really like in American during the Industrial Revolution? Middle and high schoolers explore tenement living, assembly lines, factory work, and the blossoming world of technology in a series of educational and engaging...
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DBQ - Document-Based Questions Worksheet

DBQ - Document-Based Questions

7th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Examine the perspective of a rural woman through a quote from Lucy Larcom's A New England Girlhood. In the passage, she discusses the lure of factory work. Pupils read the excerpt and respond to two document-based questions.
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How Women Earned a Living Lesson Plan
1 In 1 Collection

How Women Earned a Living

4th - 6th
CCSS: Adaptable
Develop reading fluency while learning about what women did for work in the early 1900s. Class members learn a bit about the time period, study vocabulary, and read the text, "Piecework" by Marie Ganz, several times, eventually...
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Building a Skyscraper Lesson Plan
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Building a Skyscraper

4th - 6th
CCSS: Adaptable
The construction of skyscrapers is no simple undertaking, involving the careful coordination and planning of many different people. The third lesson in this series explores this detailed process by first teaching children about the main...
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Building a Skyscraper Lesson Plan

Building a Skyscraper

2nd - 4th
CCSS: Adaptable
Creating buildings that reach hundreds of feet into the sky is no easy task. The third instructional activity in this series begins with four activities that engage young architects in exploring the major challenges that are faced when...
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Old Stone House Lesson Plan Lesson Plan

Old Stone House Lesson Plan

7th - 12th
From stagecoach to railroad tracks, your class will discover how advancements in travel in the United States during the nineteenth century played an integral role in the industrialization and development of American society. The main...
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A (Brief) History of Democracy Part 2 Video

A (Brief) History of Democracy Part 2

5 mins 7th - 10th
The concluding segment of this two-part student project video begins with the Renaissance and ends with an homage to John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Pierre Trudeau.
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How It's Made - Neon Signs Video

How It's Made - Neon Signs

4 mins 5th - 8th
It's amazing! Neon signs are hand blown and filled with argon and neon gas to create a variety of colors. Watch how neon signs are made and discover the science behind the process. Show this in your chemistry or physical science class to...
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Delta Boeing 777-200LR Assembly Video

Delta Boeing 777-200LR Assembly

4 mins 7th - 12th
This musical montage-style video shows how a Delta Boeing 777 airplane is manufactured. It takes a combination of machines, engineering, and assembly-line production to put together this impressive flying machine. Ask your class what...
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