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The Industrial Revolution and Women

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students learn about inventions of the Industrial Revolution and their impact on life. In this Industrial Revolution lesson, students look at how the Industrial Revolution changed the work experience from farms to factories. They tell...
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Industrial Revolution

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders research how the Industrial Revolution impacted people. In this Industrial Revolution lesson, 7th graders examine how the change from shop or cottage industry to the factory affected people, how the railroad affected...
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Industrial Revolution

For Students 6th - 9th
In this Industrial Revolution study guide worksheet, students read the notes provided regarding the era and add notes of their own.
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Parliamentary Hearings on the Treatment of Women in Factories Great Britain, 1815

For Students 9th - 12th
For this Industrialization worksheet, learners read the parts in the play based on Parliamentary hearings on the treatment of women in factories held in 1815.
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CHANGES Comprehension Worksheet

For Students 6th - 9th
In this industrialization and capitalism worksheet, students respond to 7 short answer questions regarding industrialization that feature the letters of the word "changes" as mnemonic hooks.
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Hearings on the Treatment of Women in Factories

For Students 7th - 11th
In this women in factories activity, students respond to 16 short answer questions and fill in the blanks regarding information from a hearing on the treatment in women in factories during Industrialization.
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Terms: Industrial Revolution

For Students 6th - 8th
In this Industrial Revolution fact card worksheet, middle schoolers use the notes and picture provided to create a note card for study purposes.
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Simple Machines, Odd Machine

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers investigate simple machines. In this simple machines lesson, students identify the six simple machines from an object or drawing. Middle schoolers also use various objects to identify the simple machines found in a...
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Worksheet #82 - Industrial Inventions

For Students 8th - 9th
In this industrial inventions worksheet, students expand their knowledge through ten fill in the blank questions that relate to the aforementioned topic.
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Industrialization Case Study: Manchester

For Students 6th - 8th
In this Industrialization world history learning exercise, students answer 10 questions about how industrialization changed the way people lived and worked.
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Rise of Industry

For Students 6th - 8th
In this United States history activity, students utilize a word bank of 10 terms or phrases to answer 10 fill in the blank questions pertaining to the Industrial Revolution. A short answer question is included as well.
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Factory Conditions

For Students 6th - 8th
In this United States history worksheet, middle schoolers utilize a word bank of 10 terms or phrases to answer 10 fill in the blank questions pertaining to factory conditions and the rise of labor unions. A short answer question is...
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U.S. History Worksheet #69

For Students 6th - 8th
In this United States history learning exercise, students utilize a word bank of 10 terms or phrases to answer 10 fill in the blank questions about the Industrial Revolution. A short answer question is included as well.
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Eli Whitney: A Top Ten Inventor?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students conduct research and present their findings in a persuasive manner. Then they work in groups to enhance the development of cooperative work skills. Students also present their findings through persuasive skills in writing and/or...
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American Growth and Expansion in the late 1800s

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine a picture of John Gast's, American Progress to determine what they know about American growth between 1877- 1900. By working through thirteen center or folder activities, they study the economics,...
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USH Industrialization: The effects of the railroads

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders interpret a time zone map and describe the effects of the railroads. They discuss what a continent is, what you think it means if something is transcontinental and offer descriptions about some different inventions from...
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U.S. History: Industrialization and Entrepreneurship

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders investigate industrialization and explain how laissez-faire policies influenced entrepreneurship. On bubble maps, 11th graders locate causes of industrialization. In an activity/demonstration, students role-play as...
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MG Industrial Revolution

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders identify advancements made during the Industrial Revolution. Through listening to songs and reading other passages, 8th graders explore the working conditions of children during the Industrial Revolution. They examine...
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What Caused The Industrial Revolution In Maine?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners investigate the apparent causes of the industrial revolution in the state of Maine. They read a text provided by the teacher. Then students use a concept map to organize information. The core of the discussion and research is...
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Technology: Mass Production and Standardization

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore standardization and mass production by creating verbal visual vocabulary tables. They discover how industrial inventions increase profits for businesses. Students create three-tiered definition concept trails using...
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A Society of Employees!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners differentiate the employer/employee relationship before and after the introduction of new technology through not-taking research using the Industrial Revolution as a point of reference. They explore how industry is made up of in...
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Lewis Hine

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students define the term Industrialization. They use specific examples, discuss why and how industrialization grew during the early twentieth century in America. Students evaluate the contributions of technological advances, geography...
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The Inventions and Effects of the Industrial Revolution

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students understand that the Industrial Revolution began in England, spreading to the rest of Western Europe and the United States and with it came an increased demand for raw materials from the Americans, Asia, and Africa.
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The Demographic Transition - A Contemporary Look at a Classic Model

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students examine classic demographic transition (DT) model, explain assumptions and limitations of model, construct graphs of contemporary demographic change, and explain contemporary demographic patterns in the context of the classic DT...