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20 Century Working Conditions in the US

Students will complete a gallery walk with analysis sheet to state the work, conditions, and how it would mentally and physically affect the workers in the late 19th/20th Centuries

Duration
2-3 hours
Lesson Type
Project Based Lesson

Essential Question

I can explain how post Civil War industrial era led to the Rise of Big Business and the Progressive Movement in the United States

Grade(s):

  • 8

Subject(s):

Other Instructional Materials or Notes:

Lesson Progression

Students will watch a Brainpop on the Industrial Revolution

-Students will then tour the class to look at various photos of factory and labor work from the 1900s. Students will write down what they see and a separate column will be filled out as to "how would this affect the person's well being" 

Teacher Notes

Each picture should take maybe 2-3 minutes. Students should visit at least 5 photographs (of 15).