1. The Industrial Revolution Experience

2. Objectives:
Experience the transformation that began as sections of our country became industrialized.

3. Materials:
Paper (8.5 x 14)
Pencil
Ruler (optional)

4. The Industrial Revolution Brought About Changes
Let’s Get Ready
On the front of your paper write the title, THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION BROUGHT ABOUT CHANGES, at the top.
The Industrial Revolution Brought About Changes

5. Let’s Get Ready On the back of your paper do the following…
Number from 1 to 5 going down the left side.
Draw a line down the middle of the paper and write FINAL PARAGRAPH at the top. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
FINAL PARAGRAPH

6. Important Information to Remember
Please pay attention to the following items because they will help you to be successful during this activity.
The items in this activity are designed to be presented to you quickly, this means that you will need to come up with symbols that you understand and can be drawn quickly. Here is an example for if you were asked to draw a farm. F
Yes…
No…..

7. Important Information to Remember
When creating and adding your symbols, think like a cartographer (map maker). Draw your symbols from a bird’s eye view perspective. In other words, draw them like you are looking down on them.
Here’s an example for a house………
No….
Yes… H

8. Important Information to Remember:
Try your hardest not to give up during this activity. You will be very busy during this class, that’s how the activity was designed. Research about the brain and learning tells us that we tend to remember things longer and more clearly when they are tied to emotion. If you feel frustrated during this activity, that’s good, it will help you to remember longer and more accurately.

9. The Industrial Revolution Brought About Changes
Let’s Get Ready
Begin this activity in the center of your paper and work your way out towards the edges.
The Industrial Revolution Brought About Changes

10. Let’s Begin…please draw:
A river
3 Farms
10 Houses
5 Houses
1 Church
1 Market
Please turn your paper over to the back. Next to #1, describe your drawing. (1 minute)

11. Please include the following...
1 factory
10 houses
1 railroad
1 school
2 stores
Next to number 2 on the back, describe the town now. (1 minute)

12. Please include the following...
1 pub
1 jail
10 houses
3 roads
1 city hall
5 apartments
1 cemetery
2 restaurants
1 theater
1 bridge

13. Please include…. 3 wealthy homes 1 railroad station 1 town square
Next to number 3 on the back, describe the town now. (1 minute)

14. Please include…. 2 factories 20 houses 10 apartments 2 pubs 1 jail
Next to number 4 on the back, describe the town now. (1 minute)

15. Please include…. 1 school 20 houses 3 apartments 4 churches 5 roads
3 stores
1 canal
2 bridges
1 railroad
Telegraph wire and 10 poles
1 hardware store

16. STOP, BREATHE, RELAX
Next to number 5 on the back, describe the town now. (1 minute)
Write 1 paragraph that describes the changes that occurred as your town grew. How would this play out in real life? What kind of problems and effects would result from this kind of development and growth?