Social Studies 5th grade

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The Industrial Revolution
Social Studies 5th grade
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Teacher Page

• Content Social Studies Change
• Grade Level 5th
• Creator Dawn Foy, Grandview C-4 Schools
• Curriculum Objectives
• Predict a pattern of economic activities in a
  historical U.S. community
• Describe or identify causes, consequences and
  sequences of historical events and developments
  in American history

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• Before/After Chart
• Map
• Paragraph Writing Worksheet

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Directions
When this picture appears, its time to write in
your journal.
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Think about how the shoes you are wearing were
made?
Discuss with a partner
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Factories and Machines Change Lives
Use what you know to list some effects of the
Industrial Revolution on the lives of workers,
how goods were made, and how they might have been
shipped.
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Did you think of some of these?
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How did each of these objects help Americans?
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Did you come up with answers like these?
Faster way to make clothing
Faster and better communication
Made travel faster
Faster travel of people and goods
Allowed travel upstream
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The Industrial Revolution led to the growth of
cities in the United States.Look at the map on
the following slide and find a good location to
place a city and explain your reasoning.
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Ohio River
Delaware River
Appalachian Mountains
Susquehanna River
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Did you place your city anywhere near present day
cities? Explain.
Ohio River
Delaware River
Appalachian Mountains
Susquehanna River
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Did you put your city near a waterway? If you
put it near more than one waterway, you made an
even better choice. Explain why.
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Why did urban areas grow rapidly during the
Industrial Revolution? Write a paragraph and
include at least two reasons.
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Why did urban areas grow rapidly during the
Industrial Revolution? Write a paragraph and
include at least two reasons.

• There was a great need for workers, so many of
  people moved to the city.
• Cities were located by waterways and railroads,
  which made traveling there easier.

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