The Industrial Revolution Experience Objectives Experience the transformation

The Industrial Revolution Experience

Objectives: Experience the transformation that began as sections of our country became industrialized.

Materials: • Paper (8. 5 x 14) • Pencil • Ruler (optional)

Let’s Get Ready On the front of your paper write the title, THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION BROUGHT ABOUT CHANGES, at the top. The Industrial Revolution Brought About Changes

Let’s Get Ready • On the back of your paper do the following… • Number from 1 to 5 going down the left side. 1. FINAL PARAGRAPH 2. 3. 4. 5. • Draw a line down the middle of the paper and write FINAL PARAGRAPH at the top.

Important Information to Remember Please pay attention to the following items because they will help you to be successful during this activity. The items in this activity are designed to be presented to you quickly, this means that you will need to come up with symbols that you understand can be drawn quickly. Here is an example for if you were asked to draw a farm. No…. . Yes… F

Important Information to Remember • When creating and adding your symbols, think like a cartographer (map maker). Draw your symbols from a bird’s eye view perspective. In other words, draw them like you are looking down on them. • Here’s an example for a house……… No…. Yes… H

Important Information to Remember: Try your hardest not to give up during this activity. You will be very busy during this class, that’s how the activity was designed. Research about the brain and learning tells us that we tend to remember things longer and more clearly when they are tied to emotion. If you feel frustrated during this activity, that’s good, it will help you to remember longer and more accurately.

Let’s Get Ready Begin this activity in the center of your paper and work your way out towards the edges. The Industrial Revolution Brought About Changes

Let’s Begin…please draw: • A river • 3 Farms • 10 Houses • 3 Farms • 5 Houses • 1 Church • 1 Market Please turn your paper over to the back. Next to #1, describe your drawing. (1 minute)

Please include the following. . . • 1 factory • 10 houses • 1 railroad • 1 school • 2 stores Next to number 2 on the back, describe the town now. (1 minute)

Please include the following. . . • 1 pub • 1 jail • 10 houses • 3 roads • 1 city hall • • • 5 apartments 1 cemetery 2 restaurants 1 theater 1 bridge

Please include…. • 3 wealthy homes • 1 railroad station • 1 town square Next to number 3 on the back, describe the town now. (1 minute)

Please include…. • • • 2 factories Next to 20 houses number 4 on 10 apartments the back, describe the 2 pubs town now. (1 1 jail minute)

Please include…. • • • 1 school 20 houses 3 apartments 4 churches 5 roads 3 stores • • 1 canal 2 bridges 1 railroad Telegraph wire and 10 poles • 1 hardware store

STOP, BREATHE, RELAX Next to number 5 on the back, describe the town now. (1 minute) Write 1 paragraph that describes the changes that occurred as your town grew. How would this play out in real life? What kind of problems and effects would result from this kind of development and growth?