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The Industrial Revolution
The Growth of America’s Production System
Grades 6-8
Overview
This is a set of lesson plans that deal with the growth of inventions and how that
ushered in the Industrial Revolution. These lessons have a broad United States theme,
but you can easily adapt these lessons for a good Indiana history study and how
industrialization affected Indiana.
These lesson plans have been based on a series of lesson plans by Ms. B. Karns, a
teacher in the Alaskan public school system. Feel free to adapt these plans to your
teaching style.
Lesson Plans
Purpose: This unit is designed to last one quarter, so that the student will be immersed
in the history of the United States and labor practices/philosophies. At the end of the
quarter (or time period you choose), students will be able to discuss the evolution of
America’s production system from the Industrial Revolution through today.
Week One: INVENTIONS
Goal: Students and teachers will learn about the inventions/inventors in the 19th
century. Discussing how dramatically life must have changed and comparing that to
today’s technological revolution will be the main thrust of the lesson. Students will also
be exposed to how the Michiana area inventors contributed to the history of America.
Objectives for this week:
1. Use various sources to find information in the library or online.
2. Design an eye-catching poster to advertise the invention. Post it for all to see. If
you have access to a presentation software package (Microsoft PowerPoint,
Corel Presentations, etc.) each student should create a slide (a single slide) for
an invention slide show that you can present to the entire class.
3. Explain invention to the class.
4. Listen/take notes
Activities:
1. Day 1: Library or Internet
a. Give directions of assignment (in ACTIVITIES SECTION of this package).
Allow two class periods to assemble research (who, what, where, when its
significance in history).
b. Review the website addresses given in the BIBLIOGRAPHY section of
this package (if you have internet access).
2. Day 2: Library or Internet
a. Continue doing research from activity section.
