Teacher: Michelle Hochmuth School: Hackett Middle School
Grade: 8 U.S. History Time Period: 43 minutes
Unit: Industrial Revolution
Lesson Topic: Stations Review and Quiz
Lesson Objectives:
Students will summarize the information presented through the stations activities on the Industrial Revolution through a whole class discussion and a quiz.
New York State Standards:
Standard 1, Intermediate 3, Key Idea 2: Students will gather and organize information about the important achievements and contributions of individuals and groups living in New York State and the United States.
Activities:
1. Students will complete the P.O.D: (3 minutes)
Explain what inventions in the period from 1870-1910 changed American life and how.
Ans: Some inventions that changed American life were the telephone, which increased communication and created jobs for women as switchboard operators. The electric light bulb, which could be used by the average person and led to a delivery system for electricity. The Model T car, which led to the use of assembly line production and mass production. The electric elevator, which had a safety device to stop it from falling. Lastly, the radio which allowed for wireless signals to be shared across countries.
2. Students will be asked to share their thoughts on the information presented in each station through question and answer. (no more than 15 minutes)
a. Describe what life was like working in a factory.
b. How would you feel if you were working in a factory like children at that time?
c. Explain what a union is and how unions helped workers
d. What two main ports did immigrants come to when entering America? What was the journey to America like?
e. Describe what life was like in city slums.
f. Describe the type of people Carnegie and Rockefeller were.
g. Explain how new inventions impact the nation?
h. Explain the significance of how Henry Ford’s Model T car was manufactured.
3. Students will individually complete a short quiz on the information presented in the stations. They will circle their answers on the quiz and write them on a separate sheet f paper. The answer sheet will be collected. (10-12 minutes)
4. Students will take the same quiz as a group (only multiple-choice questions 1-7). They will compare their answers and collaboratively decide on the best choice. As a group, they will fill out a group answer sheet. The group answer sheet will be collected (10 minutes)
Assessment: Individual and Group answer sheets will be combined for one individual grade. (Individual quiz: 8 questions + Group Quiz: 7 questions = 15 questions total).