Overview of Lesson		Materials
Connection to the Curriculum,Standards and Skills		Body of Lesson - Procedure & Assessment
Grade Level		Activity One and Student Assessment
Purpose of Lesson		Activity Two and Student Assessment
Primary Geographic Question		Assessment of Lesson
Secondary Questions		References

Overview of the Lesson

In the 1750's, England was neither the largest country or smallest.  A few, simple new inventions led the way to a time of incredible change.

Geography Standards

Standard 14:  Human modification of physical environment.

Alabama Course of Study:  Social Studies Content Standards (Grade 7)

Standard 23:     Identify the significance of major technological innovations that have been used to modify the physical environment, both in past and present.

Geographic Skills

Acquiring geographic information:  Analyze and describe the important inventions which started the Industrial Revolution and list the changes they created.  Understanding how to apply geographic methods to common situations.

Grade 7

To analyze information and determine the changes that were created by the Industrial Revolution.

What were the advantages and disadvantages of steam power and how did it modify the physical Environment?

What inventions started the Industrial Revolution?

How did the Industrial Revolution create sweeping changes?

• Paper
• Pencil
• Markers
• Poster Board
• Clay
• References

Activity One

Secondary Question # 1:  What inventions started the Industrial Revolution?

Divide students into small groups.

Give each group poster board, markers, and clay.

Tell students to draw or make models of the inventions and label each.

Assessing Student Learning: Activity One

Tell students to display their models or posters.  At least three inventions will be finished and labeled.

Activity Two

• Secondary Question # 2:  How did the Industrial Revolution create sweeping changes?
• Ask students to write a descriptive paragraph discussing the changes created by the Industrial Revolution and reflect on the advantages and disadvantages of those changes.

Assessing Student Learning: Activity Two

Ask students to read their paragraph to the class.  Ask students to discuss and make a generalization.

Assessment of Lesson

After reviewing the facts, students will construct a time line.  Students will label the inventions, year, and inventors.  After labeling the inventions, students will develop paragraphs on the advantages or disadvantages of each invention.

The World Past and Present. Banks, J.

Internet:  Encarta Encyclopedia Article