Students present monologues in the "voice" of someone involved in child labor in England, respond to questions, and then discuss contemporary child laborers and compare them to the past.
About a century has passed since the events at the center of this lesson-the Haymarket Affair, the Homestead Strike, and the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. In this lesson, students use elementary historical sources to explore some of the questions raised by these events, questions that continue to be relevant in debates about American society: Where do we draw the line between acceptable business practices and unacceptable working conditions? Can an industrial-and indeed a post-industrial-economy succeed without taking advantage of those who do the work?
The Industrial Revolution led to changes in people lives and in society as a whole.Although the Industrial Revolution made the lives of many people much easier, it also led to problems that are still in evidence today, such as crowded cities, industrial pollution, and the decrease of open space.
This PBL plan provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach for students to explore the Industrial Revolution's legacy and its relevance to today's world.Project-Based Learning (PBL) Plan: The Industrial RevolutionDriving QuestionHow did the Industrial Revolution transform societies, economies, and environments, and what lessons can we apply to address today's global challenges?Real World InvestigationProject Overview: Students will investigate the multifaceted impacts of the Industrial Revolution on societies, economies, and environments. They will explore how these historical changes relate to current global challenges, such as industrialization, urbanization, environmental sustainability, and social equity. The investigation will culminate in a multimedia presentation or exhibit showcasing their findings and proposed solutions for contemporary issues inspired by the lessons of the Industrial Revolution.
This course uses readings and discussions to focus on a series of short-term events that shed light on American politics, culture, and social organization. It emphasizes finding ways to make sense of these complicated, highly traumatic events, and on using them to understand larger processes of change in American history. The class also gives students experience with primary documentation research through a term paper assignment.
This subject introduces the history of science from antiquity to the present. Students consider the impact of philosophy, art, magic, social structure, and folk knowledge on the development of what has come to be called "science" in the Western tradition, including those fields today designated as physics, biology, chemistry, medicine, astronomy and the mind sciences. Topics include concepts of matter, nature, motion, body, heavens, and mind as these have been shaped over the course of history. Students read original works by Aristotle, Vesalius, Newton, Lavoisier, Darwin, Freud, and Einstein, among others.
This World History Lesson on Labor Conditions in the Industrial Revolution is designed for 1 class period with possible extensions and focuses on building conflict resolution skills in students.