At a Glance:
| Grades: | 4 |
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| Subject: | Social Studies |
| Topic: | Industrial Revolution |
| Lesson Length: | 40 - 45 mins |
Standards / Framework:
What will students learn in this activity?
Students will explore different inventions and innovations during the Industrial Revolution and the role these inventions had in the United States.
What should students know before this activity?
Students should have an understanding of the events leading up to the Industrial Revolution in America.
How can teachers introduce this lesson?
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Have students brainstorm technology they can’t live without.
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Discuss technology.
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Is technology good or bad?
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What do you consider technology?
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Why do people invent things?
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- Explain that tools and resources as simple as a pencil or a light switch was the newest technology at a different period in time.
What will students do?
- Introduce the following vocabulary:
- innovation
- invention
- technology
- Industrial Revolution
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Have students research an invention that was developed during the Industrial Revolution.
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Using the sample comic as a guide, have students create a three-panel comic about the invention.
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Panel 1: What is it and what is the purpose of the invention?
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Panel 2: Who invented it and why did they invent it?
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Panel 3: What impact, e.g., economically, politically, and/or culturally did the invention have on the United States during the Industrial Revolution?
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How can teachers wrap up the lesson?
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Display students’ completed comics.
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Have students decide what current technology evolved from these inventions from the Industrial Revolution.
How can teachers differentiate this activity?
- Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.
- Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.
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Have students create a fourth panel in the comic, or a separate comic, inventing something of their own that would help them today.
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Provide sentence frames as needed.
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Have a list of inventions from which to choose.
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