Lesson: The Industrial Revolution

Essential Question (EQ): How did the causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution have long-lasting impact?
Before You Begin (BYB): Define: Revolution? (Think, Pair, Share)
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| ____ | Do Now | _________ / 2-5 Min | (Individual / Think-Pair-Share / Pair / Group #____) | |||||
| ____ | Mini Lesson | _________/ 15-20 Min | (Individual / Think-Pair-Share / Pair / Group #____) | |||||
| ____ | Activity | _________ / 20-30 Min | (Individual / Think-Pair-Share / Pair / Group #_____) | |||||
| ____ | Discussion/Exit Ticket | _________ / 5-10 Min | (Individual / Think-Pair-Share / Pair / Group #____) | |||||
| ____ | Assessment | _________ / 10-40 Min | (Individual / Think-Pair-Share / Pair / Group #____) | |||||
| ____ | Conferencing | _________ Min | (Individual / Pair / Group #____ / Throughout Class Period) | |||||
Background
Objectives
- Defining the Causes & Effects of the Industrial Revolution
- Analyzing the Industrial Revolution (Labor, Social Classes, Cause & Effects)
- Evaluating the Industrial Revolution
- Synthesizing the Industrial Revolution social classes as it relates to today's social classes
KEY VOCABULARY
- revolution - a major change/shift
- industrial revolution - a shift from home made goods to mass produced factory goods
- big business - large companies
- laissez faire - government's "hands-off" the economy
- rural - countryside
- urban - city
- urbanization - to make a place city-like
- child labor - to utilize children as a cheaper source of a workforce in factory/mining jobs
- social class - differentiating people based on a hierarachy/levels in a societal structure
The Industrial Revolution