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Colvin Run Mill: A Peek into 19th Century Community and Technology
Fourth graders take a field trip to a mill, identify the parts of a mill, what was produced there, and what types of occupations were associated with a mill. They write an essay detailing the reasons they would or wouldn't like to have...
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Bibb Mill No 1 Child Labor Photograph Discussion
There's no way a child can operate heavy machinery ... right? Pupils examine a photograph of a child operating a loom at mill to learn about child labor and its impacts. Prompts provoke thoughtful discussion or fuel a writing exercise.
Curated OER
The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions about Eliot's The Mill on the Floss. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Flour Mill
In this flour mill activity, students read through 8 pages of information and pictures of how a flour mill works. They also answer the 24 questions that go along with the mill pictures and descriptions.
Center for History Education
Methods of Reform: The Lowell Mill Girls
Although the girls and women who worked in the Lowell Mills are not often seen this way, they are the forbearers of the American labor movement. Pupils examine primary sources, including testimony about life at Lowell and labor laws, as...
EngageNY
Analyzing Word Choice: Understanding Working Conditions in the Mills
Ravenous or hungry, happy or ecstatic—why does word choice matter? Scholars continue to analyze working conditions in the mill and how the conditions affect the protagonist of Katherine Paterson's novel, Lyddie. They engage in a close...
EngageNY
Introducing Working Conditions in the Mills
Scholars discover how working in a textile mill in the nineteenth century affected the title character from Katherine Paterson's novel, Lyddie. Partners analyze quotes from the novel and then add evidence and questions about working...
EngageNY
Mid-Unit Assessment about Working Conditions in the Mills
Pupils demonstrate their knowledge of how setting impacts character development by completing a mid-unit assessment based on Katherine Paterson's novel Lyddie. They answer multiple-choice questions and cite textual evidence to explain...
EngageNY
Analyzing Textual Evidence: Working Conditions in the Mills
Deafening, dusty, debris. Such were the working conditions in the 1800s textile industry as portrayed in Katherine Paterson's novel Lyddie. Scholars watch a short video clip about life and work in the mills. Next, they work with partners...
Curated OER
What is a Puppy Mill?
Learners consider community and legislative efforts to stop puppy mills. In this animal welfare activity, students discuss the needs of pets and determine how puppy mills do not meet the needs of animals. Learners research animal...
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The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot
In this literature worksheet, students respond to 13 short answer and essay questions about Eliot's The Mill on the Floss. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.
Curated OER
The Lowell Experience
Visiting a modern city with a historic past is a wonderful way to show learners how places and technology progresses. Take a visual trip to Lowell Massachusetts and learn about the historic center of textile mill production during the...
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Understanding The Milling Machine
Students explore the importance of a milling machine. They identify the major components of a milling machine, explain its importance to the industry and proper maintenance. In groups, students gather information about the milling...
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Salinity in Mill Creek
Fifth graders use water samples collected at three different locations of Utah's Mill Creek to test salinity of water, hypothesize about salinity levels at each location, record results, and discuss their findings with classmates. ...
Curated OER
What does the rice farmer use to get the rice to the mill?
Students use a ramp, sheet, and rice to demonstrate how rice farmers get the rice to the rice mill. In this rice lesson plan, students perform this experiment at home and answer short answer questions.
Curated OER
Parts of a Flour Mill
In this history worksheet, students label the different parts of a flour mill. There are clues at the bottom of the page that provide the names of 8 parts in the mill.
Curated OER
The Industrial Age in America: Sweatshops, Steel Mills, and Factories
Young scholars investigate the working conditions during the Age of Industrialization. They research how workers reacted to the conditions and discuss the results of labor movement.
Curated OER
Maths at the Mill; A Mathematical Trail Around Sarehole Mill
In this math worksheet, students solve math problems based on a trip around the Sarehole Mill. The worksheet includes black and white photographs of the site as well as questions that relate to the mill. Students answer questions about...
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Industrialization In Lowell, Massachusetts
Young scholars explore the idealistic expectations of the industrialists who financed and built mills in Lowell, Massachusetts. They research how the expectations of Lowell mill founders compared to the reality of life in the textile...
Park City Historical Society & Museum
Mining and Milling: The Story of Park City
Study the chemistry of mining! Through nine lessons in the unit, learners explore different concepts related to mining. Their study ranges from rock and mineral analysis to the environmental impact of dynamite and the chemical reaction...
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What Happens to Rice at the Mill
First graders investigate rice farming by creating an art project. In this agriculture lesson, 1st graders read about the path rice takes from a mill to your plate. Students utilize a piece of paper to create a rice illustration...
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Methods of Reform: The Lowell Mill Girls
Students define reform. They identify different reform methods.
Students evaluate reform efforts inspired by the Lowell Mill girls. They see how group organization and advocacy would eventually lead to important scoical change.
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From cotton to Baseball: How Greenville Grew
Eighth graders explore the impact of textile production and baseball of the mills and communityof Greenville SC
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Utilitarianism
In this online interactive history worksheet, students respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive worksheet.
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