Growth Of A Revolution-The Industrial Revolution

Growth of a Revolution-The Industrial RevolutionLesson Plan Associated FileContentsHeadlines from the Agricultural Revolution Activity SheetHeadlines from the Agricultural Revolution Activity Sheet KeyInventions of the Industrial Revolution Activity SheetSample Invention DiagramHistorical Theme DiagramHistorical Theme Information SheetIndustrial Times Press CardGrowth of a Revolution 2002, 2003 www.BeaconLearningCenter.com12-3456789Rev. 07.31.02

NameHeadlinesfrom the Agricultural RevolutionAs reporters for the Industrial Times, we want you to be able to takeaccurate notes on important news events and create catchy headlines for yourarticles. Catchy headlines make readers want to read the article. In thisinstance, your focus will be on important changes of the AgriculturalRevolution in Great Britain in the early 1700’s. These changes provided manyof the essential elements for the Industrial Revolution that followed.Directions:1. Read about the changes listed below in your book or other resources.2. Jot down a list of reasons why the change set the stage for theIndustrial Revolution.3. Create a catchy headline that will sum up the subject and perk theattention of the newspaper article’s readers.AgriculturalRevolution ChangeWhy this change was importantto the Industrial RevolutionCatchy headline for thechangeThe enclosuremovementCrop rotationImprovedlivestockIncrease inpopulationGrowth of a Revolution 2002, 2003 www.BeaconLearningCenter.com2Rev. 07.31.02

Goal 3: EffectiveCommunicationSS.A.3.4.8Use the following rubric when you fill out the chart.Full CreditThe response to why thechange was important·has a thorough explanation that·is accurate, and·indicates a thoroughunderstanding of the situationbeing explained.The headline is very catchy. It·sums up the situation and·is worded in such a way as tocapture the reader’s attention.Growth of a RevolutionHalf CreditThe response to why the changewas important·has only a partial explanationwhich may·has some inaccuracies, and·indicates only a partialunderstanding of the situationbeing explained.The headline is not very catchy.It·attempts to sum up thesituation, but·is more like a simple titlewhich is not very captivating. 2002, 2003 www.BeaconLearningCenter.com3No CreditThe response to why the changewas important·has little or no explanation that·is inaccurate, and·indicates no understanding ofthe situation being explained.The headline is not catchy. Iteither·doesn’t exist or·doesn’t match the topic.Rev. 07.31.02

Answer Key:Headlines from the Agricultural RevolutionAgriculturalRevolution ChangeThe enclosuremovementWhy this change was importantto the Industrial Revolution Crop rotation Improvedlivestock Increase inpopulationGrowth of a Revolution Catchy headline for thechangeLand bought by wealthyLarger plots of landDisplaced small farmersAllowed for experimentationwith new techniquesProvided largeragricultural yieldsRotated crops on the landrather than leaving fallow1/3 more productive landMore fertile land due tocrops that put backnutrients in the soilProvide larger agriculturalyieldsNew breeding techniquesSize of animals grew largero More woolo More meatFarmers Plowed Under(Sample)Putting the Spin on Crops(Sample)Farming and livestockimprovements provided morefoodFewer people went hungryBetter nutritionSupported larger population 2002, 2003 www.BeaconLearningCenter.com4Moo-ving Up(Sample)Feed the Boom(Sample)Rev. 07.31.02

NameInventions of the Industrial RevolutionActivity SheetThe Industrial Revolution was essentially a technological revolution. One new invention led to newinventions or the need for new processes. As a reporter for the Industrial Times, you will be asked toillustrate articles with graphics. This activity will hone your skills in this area.Directions:Create an illustration or graphic that shows the relationship between the inventions and processeslisted below. Use the grading rubric included below to guide you when you make your graphic.Inventions and processes to be included in the illustration:The Flying ShuttlePower LoomSteam shipThe Spinning JennyCotton ginNew road materialsWater FrameCokeSteam locomotiveSpinning MulePig ironSteam EngineStrong steelContentOrganizationGrading Rubric:Arrived5Illustration is veryneat.Close4Illustration is neat.Illustration isexceptional in showingthe relationshipbetween the inventionsand processes.Includes all of theinventions andprocesses.Provides a date foreach invention orprocess. Getting there3.5Illustration isacceptably neat.Barely passing3Illustration is notvery neat.Little or no effort0-2Illustration ismessy.Illustration shows therelationship betweenthe inventions andprocesses.Illustration attemptsto show therelationship betweenthe inventions andprocesses.Illustration makeslittle or no attempt toshow the relationshipbetween the inventionsand processes.Illustration makes noattempt to show therelationship betweenthe inventions andprocesses.Includes all of theinventions andprocesses.Provides a date formost of the inventionsor processes.Includes most of theinventions andprocesses.Provides a date forsome of the inventionsor processes.Includes some of theinventions andprocesses.Provides a date foronly a few of theinventions orprocesses.Includes few or noneof the inventions andprocesses.Provides a date fornone of the inventionsor processes.Which historical theme best describes the Industrial Revolution?Why?Growth of a Revolution 2002, 2003 www.BeaconLearningCenter.com5Rev. 07.31.02

Sample Diagram:The Flying Shuttle1733Spinning Jenny1764Water Frame1769Coke1700Cotton Gin1793Spinning Mule1779Power IndustryIndustrial RevolutionSteam locomotive1804Strong steel1855Transportationand PowerSteam Engine1763New road materials1810Steam ship1807Growth of a Revolution 2002, 2003 www.BeaconLearningCenter.com6Rev. 07.31.02

Cooperation and ConflictImpact of IdeasEconomics and HistoryTechnology and HistoryHuman-Environmental InteractionSocial InstitutionsCultural DevelopmentIndividuals in HistoryContinuity and ChangeGrowth of a Revolution 2002, 2003 www.BeaconLearningCenter.com7Rev. 07.31.02

Historical Themes Information Sheet Cooperation and conflict:o The processes of cooperation and conflict have played a major role in shaping history.Cooperation occurs when members of a group work together to achieve acommon goal.Conflict, in contrast to cooperation, occurs when rival groups seek to coerce,harm, or even destroy each other.Impact of ideas:o Ideas “are the threads which bind the minds of people together sufficiently for jointaction to occur.”These types of ideas often end in the suffix “ism.” An “ism” is a suffix meaning a doctrine or set of ideas.Economics and History:o Economics is the way that a society provides the material necessities for survival(food, clothing, shelter, etc.) and how they are distributed to its members.Technology and History:o Technology refers to the tools and skills people use to meet their basic needs. Newtechnologies led to changes in societies.Human-Environmental Interaction:o How people have been affected by their environment and how they change theirenvironment is critical to the understanding of history.Cultural Development:o The wisdom of philosophers and the masterpieces created by writers and artistsexpress what their culture is like.Social Institutions:o Institutions are groups of people working together to provide for society’s basicsneeds.o The five basic institutions and the needs they provide are as follows: Governmental institutions exist to maintain order and security in a society. Religious institutions exist to explain the meaning of existence and reinforcemoral values. Educational institutions exist to train the young and instill in them the norms andvalues of the society. Economic institutions exist to provide food, shelter, and determine how much andwho gets these necessities. Family institutions exist to raise new generations to replace the old.Individuals in History:o Individuals play a decisive role in determining the events of history.o There would be no history without individuals.Continuity and Change:o Continuity is where institutions, ideas, and problems endure over time.o Change concerns the constant altering of society by the forces of history.Growth of a Revolution 2002, 2003 www.BeaconLearningCenter.com8Rev. 07.31.02

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Inventions of the Industrial Revolution Activity Sheet 5 Sample Invention Diagram 6 Historical Theme Diagram 7 Historical Theme Information Sheet 8 Industrial Times Press Card 9 Growth of a Revolution 2002, 2003 www.BeaconLearningCenter.com Rev. 07.31.02 1 . Headlines