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The Industrial Age in America: Sweatshops, Steel Mills, and Factories
Students investigate the working conditions during the Age of Industrialization. They research how workers reacted to the conditions and discuss the results of labor movement.
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Andy Warhol: The Last Decade
Discuss pop-art, Andy Warhol, and the concept of collaborative painting with your class. Learners won't be analyzing Warhol's work, but they will be engaging in group activities to understand the collaboration in art. They'll make a...
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Pennsylvania Firsts Challenge
In this Pennsylvania instructional activity, students answer multiple choice questions about history of Pennsylvania's firsts. Students answer 10 questions.
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Pennsylvania Firsts Crossword Puzzle
In this Pennsylvania instructional activity, students answer questions in a crossword representing Pennsylvania's history of firsts. Students answer 10 questions.
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Labor Unions and Working Conditions:United We Stand
Students examine primary documents about the establishment of labor unions. In this organized labor lesson, students research the working conditions that contributed to the growth of the labor union movement. Students make classroom...
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A Changing Society: Industrialization and Urbanization
Students participate in activities that teach them about the Gilded Age of industrialization and urbanization. In this social changing lesson plan, students answer questions, watch videos, have discussions, read texts, and more to teach...
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The Most Dangerous Woman in America: Mary Harris "Mother" Jones
Young scholars discover labor issues of the 1800's. In this Pennsylvanian history lesson, students research the case of Mary Harris Jones and discover her work as a labor activist. Young scholars discuss the case together in...
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Literacy through Photography
Students photograph scenes from their lives and use the images to become a catalyst for related writing exercises. They explore the themes such as self portrait, family, community, visual storytelling, and dreams to encourage them to...