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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Industrial Revolution? Americans at Work Before the Civil War

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Was There an Industrial Revolution? Americans at Work Before the Civil War." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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The Industrial Revolution: Changes in Society

For Students 9th - 10th
A guided website which covers the major aspects of the Industrial Revolution from about 1750 until 1830. Areas such as industry, agriculture are explored.
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Wake Forest University: The Industrial Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Two primary source readings on the effects of the Industrial Revolution on families in England and Germany plus some good background information on the Industrial Revolution itself.
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Other

Mo u.s. History: Industrial Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Understand the impact of the first Industrial Revolution to occur in the United States economically and socially through this data, videos, and thought-provoking questions. What types of life-changing equipment and methods were invented...
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Significant Inventions of the Industrial Revolution

For Students 4th - 8th
This resource presents a long list of important inventions during the First Industrial Revolutions, organized consecutively from 1701-1839. Includes short descriptions and images. This is followed by a table listing inventions from the...
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Was There an Industrial Revolution?

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson plan from EDSITEment discusses the actual factors leading to the Industrial Revolution in the post-civil war era. Contains many links to primary source materials.
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A&E Television

History.com: 7 Negative Effects of the Industrial Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
While the Industrial Revolution generated new opportunities and economic growth, it also introduced pollution and acute hardships for workers.
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Read Works

Read Works: The Industrial Revolution: Making Cloth

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passages shares facts about the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
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Read Works

Read Works: The Industrial Revolution an Introduction

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares facts about the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
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Unit Plan
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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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Industial Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
At one time, humans, fueled by the animals and plants they ate and the wood they burned, or aided by their domesticated animals, provided most of the energy in use. All life operated within the fairly immediate flow of energy from the...
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History World International: Industrial Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
A short history of the Industrial Revolution, the reasons that it began in England, some of the significant inventions that had a major impact, changes in transportation, the rise of labor unions, its spread to the United States, and the...
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Digital History

Digital History: The Industrial Revolution [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site covers both the initial Industrial Revolution in the United States in the late 18th and early 19th centuries and the second revolution that highlighted new inventions and the businessmen who financed industry. Read brief...
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BBC

Bbc: Bitesize History: The Industrial Revolution: Causes

For Students 6th - 8th
An overview of historians' views of the causes of the Industrial Revolution in Britain and of the inventions, inventors, and industries that propelled it.
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Social Studies Help Center

Social Studies Help: Effect of Industrial Revolution on Factory Workers

For Students 9th - 10th
An article briefly describes the impact the Industrial Revolution had on both consumers and the factory workers.
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Open Door Team

Open Door Web Site: The Second Industrial Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the achievements that occurred during the second Industrial Revolution are found on this site. It includes information on gas and electric power, communications, public transportation, the motor and flight industries, and...
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Article
Other

The History of Child Labor During the American Industrial Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Child labor, the practice of employing young children in factories and in other industries, was a widespread means of providing mass labor at little expense to employers during the American Industrial Revolution.
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Tom Richey

Tom Richey: The Second Industrial Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Examine how the second industrial revolution was different than the first one. This slideshow will deepen understanding of the progress achieved.
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Handout
Other

Bristol University: Toynbee's Lectures on the Industrial Revolution in England

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of lectures on the Industrial Revolution, written by one of the most famous economic historians of the nineteenth century.
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Unit Plan
Have Fun With History

Have Fun With History: Industrial Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Multi media learning module with videos for students and teachers to learn about the Industrial Revolution and how America moved from and agricultural society to an urban machine-based production in the 19th Century.
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Clemson University: British Industrial Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Lecture notes for a class on the Industrial Revolution provide an overview of the transition of the British economy from a predominantly agricultural one to an industrial society.
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Raleigh Charter High School

Mrs. Newmark's Page: The Industrial Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Take this quiz to assess your knowledge on the industrial revolution.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Industrial Revolution

For Teachers 6th Standards
For this lesson, 6th graders will come to understand how the Industrial Revolution impacted individuals.
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Steven Kreis, PhD

The History Guide: The Origins of the Industrial Revolution in England

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A discussion of the Industrial Revolution in England and its impact. Links take you to additional information and pictures of new machines.

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