What Was the Industrial Revolution?

The Industrial Revolution was a time of significant change and progress in the United States. It’s a period of history that is often overlooked, but it’s important to remember because it changed how we produce goods and interact with each other.

Industrial Revolution Interactive Notebook Gone Digital!

This interactive activity will help you teach your students about this era of American history in an engaging, exciting way that will make them want to learn more.

The deck includes seven interactive activities for students to work their way through to review and assess content related to the Industrial Revolution in America. Tasks included in this digital interactive notebook activity include:

• Industrial Revolution Vocabulary matching Activity
• Identifying inventions and their purposes in both phases one and two of the Industrial Revolution
• Identify the phase of the Industrial Revolution in which new inventions were made.
• Identify the causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution.
• Assessment/Knowledge check covering key concepts
• Extended response writing in relation to child labor in the textile mills during the Industrial Revolution.

Questions about the Industrial Revolution for Kids

This instructional slide deck will assist your elementary/middle-grade students in answering the following essential questions about the Industrial Revolution.

• What is industrialization?
• When did the Industrial Revolution begin?
• What were the prominent inventions of the Industrial Revolution?
• How did the Industrial Revolution change America?
• How did the steam engine affect society?

Discover the answers to these questions and learn more Industrial Revolution facts for kids with this digital interactive and its accompanying instructional slide deck.

A team of dedicated, experienced educators created this resource to support your U.S. History. lessons. 

Easily Prepare This Resource for Your Students

Use the Download button to download the Google Slides presentation. Assign the resource to your students in Google Classroom, and set them to work. It’s that easy!

This resource was created by Ali Endlich, a teacher in South Carolina and Teach Starter Collaborator.

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