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Inventors And Inventions Of The 19th Century, Dylan Koenig
Inventors And Inventions Of The 19th Century, Dylan Koenig
Curriculum Unit on the Gilded Age in the United States
As we dive deeper into the Gilded Age, the students begin to understand the idea of change in this era. The prior lesson discussing the chaos and drastic change of America, the students will understand the amount of change. Change is everywhere and is constant. Drastic upgrades with technology are sweeping across the country at a rapid pace. This causes change in industry and improves the lives of people in a general sense. Tasks that were once difficult are made easier with a new invention or an upgrade of an old one. Products that were once made manually and involved …
The Gilded Age And Technological Innovations, Kayla Peterson
The Gilded Age And Technological Innovations, Kayla Peterson
Curriculum Unit on the Gilded Age in the United States
This lesson will include the students teaching about the technology of the Gilded Age to a classroom of middle school students. The lesson will be one week in length and is designed for an AP US History Class. This information is important for students to know because students can begin to grasp how much is different in today’s society compared to the Gilded Age. It is also important to link back how much changed during this time period with the new innovations and inventions that came about. During the lesson, I would like the students to be thinking like teachers …