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Identify significant inventors of the Industrial Revolution including African Americans and women.
Standard #: SS.912.A.3.5
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Subject Area: Social Studies
Grade: 912
Strand: American History
Standard: Analyze the transformation of the American economy and the changing social and political conditions in response to the Industrial Revolution.
Date Adopted or Revised: 02/14
Status: State Board Approved
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  • SS.912.A.3.AP.5 # Identify a significant inventor of the Industrial Revolution, including an African American or a woman.
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Lesson Plan
  • Significant Inventors of the Industrial Revolution # This lesson will review the impact of industrialization and urbanization in the early 1900s in the United States. Students will be given a list of significant inventors and asked to create a digital presentation to discuss the significance of their inventor and the impact of their invention on the United States.
Original Student Tutorials
  • The Power of Innovation: Inventors of the Industrial Revolution # In this interactive tutorial, you'll identify some of the key inventors of the Industrial Revolution, describe their inventions, and explain their significance. Most of the inventors you’ll learn about come from the Second Industrial Revolution--often known as the “Technological Revolution,” a time when American inventors created a host of new devices across a range of industries that increased efficiency and production, enhanced safety, furthered communication, and made the day-to-day lives of Americans a little easier. Check out the related tutorial: Captains of Industry: The Second Industrial Revolution.
  • Captains of Industry: The Second Industrial Revolution # In this interactive tutorial, learn some of the differences between the First and Second Industrial Revolutions, as well as key developments that drove the Second Industrial Revolution. You'll also learn about some of the leaders of industry during this era, including John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and J.P. Morgan, and examine how their development of major industries and business practices affected America’s economy during the Second Industrial Revolution. Check out this related tutorial: The Power of Innovation: Inventors of the Industrial Revolution.
Tutorial
  • The Gilded Age: Part 2 # Learn about the Second Industrial Revolution and the expansion of railroads across America, new inventions like the elevator and telephone, and the rise of captains of industry like Andrew Carnegie in a short video by Khan Academy. Helpful graphics illustrate the content. Enjoy this journey back to the Gilded Age!
Original Student Tutorials Social Studies - U.S. History - Grades 9-12
  • Captains of Industry: The Second Industrial Revolution # In this interactive tutorial, learn some of the differences between the First and Second Industrial Revolutions, as well as key developments that drove the Second Industrial Revolution. You'll also learn about some of the leaders of industry during this era, including John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and J.P. Morgan, and examine how their development of major industries and business practices affected America’s economy during the Second Industrial Revolution. Check out this related tutorial: The Power of Innovation: Inventors of the Industrial Revolution.
  • The Power of Innovation: Inventors of the Industrial Revolution # In this interactive tutorial, you'll identify some of the key inventors of the Industrial Revolution, describe their inventions, and explain their significance. Most of the inventors you’ll learn about come from the Second Industrial Revolution--often known as the “Technological Revolution,” a time when American inventors created a host of new devices across a range of industries that increased efficiency and production, enhanced safety, furthered communication, and made the day-to-day lives of Americans a little easier. Check out the related tutorial: Captains of Industry: The Second Industrial Revolution.
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