|
Title:
| Industrial Revolution |
|
Description:
| Learn about the advances made during the Industrial Revolution. Read about some of the inventions that made life easier for workers. Includes some biographies on inventors. There are lesson plans, clip art, and interactive quizzes. |
|
Grade Level:
| 6, 7, 8, 9 |
|
Resource Links:
| Samuel Slater
Learn about Samuel Slater, who helped bring England's Industrial Revolution to America.
The American Experience
Learn about technology at the turn of the 20th century.
Cyrus McCormick
Read about Cyrus McCormick, a man who changed the way farmers cut wheat.
Science NetLinks
This lesson plan focuses on the steam engine and includes several good links to resources about the Industrial Revolution.
Federal Reserve Bank
Click on "Industrial Revolution" and then "Legal Tender Notes" to see what currency looked like during this time.
Inventions
Read about inventions that were made during the Industrial Revolution.
Division of Labor
This lesson plan helps students understand how the division of labor during the Industrial Revolution affected workers.
School History
Try this interactive quiz about the Industrial Revolution.
School History
Play this hangman game that uses the names of inventors.
Classroom Clipart
Scroll through these illustrations relating to the Industrial Revolution. NOTE: Site has advertisements.
Industrial Revolution
Learn how the Industrial Revolution affected women. NOTE: Site has many external links on the "Resources" page that should be double-checked by teachers.
Fact Monster
This is an encyclopedia entry that explains the Industrial Revolution. Follow the links at the bottom.
Eli Whitney
This is a biography about Eli Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin.
|
|
Education Standards:
|
MO Standards:
1, 3, 6, 8, 2, 4, 5, 6, 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 3.4, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8
If you are an eMINTS teacher and standards have not been defined for your
state, click the button below to request that they be assigned to this resource.
|
