Industrial Revolution Unit Bundle for World History

This no-prep needed unit covers the Industrial Revolution. The approximately 3 week unit includes 10 assignments that are comprehensive and engaging. These assignments have been updated to contain multiple versions, giving teachers the option to assign as printable worksheets or digital activities!

They can be used in-person, online or in a hybrid system. Activities include digital notebooks, primary source analysis, a gallery walk, 2 mini-projects, and 2 forms of assessment: multiple choice and short answer.

LEARNING TARGETS ADDRESSED:

1. I can explain the major changes of the Agricultural Revolution and how they led to the Industrial Revolution.
2. I can analyze the reasons why the Industrial Revolution began in England first.
3. I can describe the impact of the major inventions created during the Industrial Revolution. 
4. I can analyze the positive and negative effects of the Industrial Revolution & the resultant urbanization. 
5. I can explain the effects of the Industrial Revolution on workers of all ages and genders.
6. I can describe the fight for women’s suffrage and the tactics used to achieve their goals.
7. I can describe the major ideologies that emerged during the Industrial Revolution and how each would view the major issues of the 19th century.  

UNIT PLAN:

1. Intro to the Industrial Revolution Digital Notebook (approx time needed: 60 minutes) This digital interactive notebook introduces students to the Agricultural Revolution and the Industrial Revolution. Students will watch short video clips and use curated websites to explore the agricultural revolution and how it led to the industrial revolution, why it began in Britain, new inventions in the textile industry/transportation, and more.

2. Mini Project: Inventions of the Industrial Revolution Museum Exhibits (approx time needed: 2 days) This mini project allows students to learn about the important inventions and advancements of the Industrial Revolution. Students will research inventions and create a museum exhibit using the visually-engaging and easy to use digital template. They will upload to the class museum and take notes on their classmates' exhibits. Everything you need is included. No prep needed, just post and let the students explore and learn collaboratively.

3. Child Labor During the Industrial Revolution (approx time needed: 60 minutes)

This digital notebook for World History or AP European History allows students to learn about the Child Labor in Victorian England and write a letter to Parliament. Students will watch video clips, read primary sources, analyze charts & images, and more to gather evidence for their appeal to Parliament. After their research, they will "bring it together" & write their appeal to Parliament.

4. Manchester Document Analysis  (approx time needed: 60 minutes)

This BONUS ASSIGNMENT is not listed on TpT. It uses documents from the AP Euro 2002 DBQ about the effects of the Industrial Revolution on Manchester.  Students will answer questions about the provided documents. It is in PDF form for students to write responses. 

5. Effects of the Industrial Revolution Gallery Walk (approx time needed: 60 minutes) This assignment can be done as a GALLERY WALK in class or digitally. Each topic includes a 1 page reading and 2-3 pages of additional sources: images, charts, primary sources, etc. You can also print and put the sources in file folders. Laminating the handouts makes it easier to re-use (& to clean in the time of COVID)

For the DIGITAL VERSION, the documents are linked in the instruction slide. Depending on your school's sharing settings, you may need to link the readings in from your own Google Drive. (see folder for a Google Docs version of the informational handouts) 

IDEAS FOR EXTENSION & ENRICHMENT: 

Time permitting, you can have students discuss the following. A written response can also serve as an exit ticket

Suggested questions: 

• What effect of the Industrial Revolution was most significant and why?
• What opportunities & hardships were created during the Industrial Revolution?
• Why did the Industrial Revolution affect workers so negatively at first? 

6. Women’s Suffrage in Britain Digital Notebook  (approx time needed: 90 minutes)

This digital interactive notebook allows students to explore the Suffrage Movement in Britain by analyzing primary sources (both images & pamphlets), visiting curated web resources, and watching a short video. Students will examine the strategies used by Suffragists and more militant Suffragettes like Emmeline Pankhurst, examine a timeline of the movement, and learn about the Representation of the People Act of 1918.

7. Ideologies: Communism, Capitalism, and nore! Digital Notebook

This digital interactive notebook covers the major ideologies that emerged during the Industrial Revolution: Communism, Capitalism, Socialism, Liberalism & Conservatism. Students will learn about the concepts, check their understanding, and apply the ideologies to the issues of the Industrial Revolution. 

The accompanying teacher lecture on Google Slides will help review key concepts with your class.

8. -Isms BINGO Game (approx time needed: 30 minutes)

To review the important “-isms” of the 19th century, play this BINGO game with your students. You will review the following ideologies: Communism, Capitalism, Socialism, Liberalism, Conservatism, Nationalism & Romanticism. 

There is a teacher PPT with 25 slides & a seperate file for the fillable student BINGO card.

Students will pre-fill their BINGO card according to the instructions on slide 3. Allow 2-3 minutes for students to fill in the top part of the card with the -ISMs. (This must be done before the game starts!)

This card can be printed or completed digitally. Students will either yell out the ANSWERS or type the answer into the chat box. 

9. Reform Convention  (approx time needed: 2 days)

This digital notebook and summative project allows students to analyze the effects of the Industrial Revolution through the lens of different groups/ideologies. Includes a rubric for grading. 

This can be done in class (as an in-person conference) or can be done digitally (either live or recorded on FlipGrid). Students can work in groups or individually. This can also be used as a unit summative as it covers most of the key concepts for the unit.

The groups included are:

• Labor Unions
• Communists
• Socialists
• Capitalists
• Factory Workers
• Factory Owners

10. Review: 25 Facts Video & Study Guide  (approx time needed: 60 minutes)

Students should watch the video & then complete the study guide to prep for the exam

ASSESSMENT: 

Free Response/SAQs

Multiple Choice Exam - 35 questions (click the link to access the exam. You will need to make a copy to modify the questions). Can also be used in chunks as a formative assessment 

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