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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Henry Ford and the Model T: A Case Study in Productivity (Part 2)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Henry Ford's use of mass production strategies to manufacture the Model T revolutionized industrial manufacturing. This 3-part learning unit provides students with the story of Henry Ford and the Model T from an economics perspective....
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Henry Ford and the Model T: A Case Study in Productivity (Part 1)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Henry Ford's use of mass production strategies to manufacture the Model T revolutionized industrial manufacturing. This 3-part learning unit provides students with the story of Henry Ford and the Model T from an economics perspective....
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Henry Ford and the Model T: A Case Study in Productivity (Part 3)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Henry Ford's use of mass production strategies to manufacture the Model T revolutionized industrial manufacturing. This 3-part learning unit provides students with the story of Henry Ford and the Model T from an economics perspective....
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Other

Bringing History Home: Industrialization History

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
This 3rd grade unit introduces the history of industrialization in the United States in the late 19th century. The development of mechanization and assembly line processes, reliance on unskilled labor, and geographic concentration of...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: America's History in the Making: Industrializing America

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Comprehensive teaching unit that explores the "second industrial revolution" and the mass production of consumer goods. This, in turn, caused an increase in the labor force and immigration. Learn how these changes brought about the start...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Global Oneness Project: Rethinking the Fabrics We Wear

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students examine natural and synthetic fibers. Students explore the photo essay in groups and discuss how the sheep farmer offers an alternative to mass production with a focus on the themes of resiliency and...
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Other

Introduction to Anthropology: Taylorism and Fordism

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the precepts of Frederick Taylor and Henry Ford in their applications of scientific business management that improved productivity and increased output of consumer goods.
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Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Datos Estadisticos De Hispanoamerica

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource has a comparison of statistical data on all Spanish-speaking countries. Countries are compared and ranked according to land mass, population, population density, annual population growth, life expectancy, infant mortality...
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Northwestern University

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences: Second Industrial Revolution [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A lengthy essay on the Second Industrial Revolution in Europe and the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The author looks at seven major aspects of technology that were affected by the revolution and makes...
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PBS

Pbs: Henry Ford: People and Discoveries

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a brief biographical sketch on Henry Ford and includes links to topics related to mass production (such as the moving assembly line).
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Calculations for All Students

For Students 9th - 10th
Law of conservation of mass: No atoms are created or destroyed in a chemical reaction. They just join together in a different way than they were before the reaction, and form products. This means that the total mass of the products in a...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Chemical Reactions: Stoichiometry

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson on stoichiometry demonstrates how to use a balanced chemical equation to determine the mass of a product given the starting mass of a reactant. [7:55]
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Other

Milwaukee Art Museum: Design a Better Bag

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore the creative process and understand the invention/innovation process through examining how paper bags are constructed. Teams of students work cooperatively to design, innovate, and then build their own paper bag models...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Stoichiometric Calculations

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In the following online tutorial students will learn to calculate the amount in moles of a reactant or product from the mass of another reactant or product. They...
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Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Biblioteca Virtual Miguel De Cervantes: Paraguay

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource site in Spanish for the country of Paraguay. The flag and a general map of the country are included. Of particular interest is the statistical data available on land size, climate, population, life expectancy, infant...
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Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Biblioteca Virtual Miguel De Cervantes: El Salvador

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource site in Spanish for the country of El Salvador. The flag and a general map of the country are included. Of particular interest is the statistical data available on land size, climate, population, life expectancy, infant...
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Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Biblioteca Virtual Miguel De Cervantes: Costa Rica

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource site in Spanish for the country of Costa Rica. The flag and a general map of the country are included. Of particular interest is the statistical data available on land size, climate, population, life expectancy, infant...
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Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Biblioteca Virtual Miguel De Cervantes: Colombia

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource is on the country of Colombia. The flag and a general map of the country are included. Of particular interest is the statistical data available on land size, climate, population, life expectancy, infant mortality rate, and...
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Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Biblioteca Virtual Miguel De Cervantes: Espana

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource site in Spanish for the country of Spain. The flag and a general map of the country are included. Of particular interest is the statistical data available on land size, climate, population, life expectancy, infant mortality...
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Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Constituciones Hispanoamericanas

For Students 9th - 10th
Fascinating comparison of Spanish-speaking countries. Includes the flag and a general map of each country. Statistical data is provided for each country. Constitutional and government information is available for each country.
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Cornell University

Cornell University: 3 D Body Scanner

For Students 9th - 10th
Body scanning is a new technology that is shifting the focus of apparel production from "Cookie-cutter," to "One-of-a-kind." This site gives information about the technology, visualizations of a body scan, scenarios of the production...
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Other

California Newsreel: Videos on African American Life

For Students 9th - 10th
This company claims to be the "oldest and most notable non-profit documentary production and distribution center in the nation." It offers a rich collection of videos on all aspects of African American life and history: e.g., Academy...
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: George Eastman: The Wizard of Photography

For Students 9th - 10th
American Experience offers a comprehensive look at George Eastman and his development of photography. Included are a timeline, biographies of important people in Eastman's personal and professional life, discussions in the history of...
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The Henry Ford

Henry Ford Museum: The Innovator and Ford Motor Company

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource briefly explains how, with the development of the Model T, the Ford Motor Company became the largest automobile manufacturer in the world during the early 20th century.

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