Industrial Revolution Test

Test link:  Industrial Revolution Test

Industrial Revolution Webquest 2

Today you will be starting a much larger webquest.  This one is a little more detailed and you will write your answers on paper as before.  You are allowed to work with a partner, and if you like, you may split up the work.  Remember, it is better to do the work yourself than be stuck with a partner who does nothing but "piddle" around.  Many of the answers you will already know from the other webquest, but there will be a lot of new information as well. 

You may find that a few of the links are broken, you should know what to do by now.  You will have a test over the Industrial Revolution next Thursday.  Do a very good job on the webquest and you will find the test to be rather easy.  Again, test on Thursday, March 20th.

The link to the webquest is here:  Industrial and Transportation Revolutions

Industrial Revolution Webquest

Today you will start a webquest.  There are only 10 questions to answer, so you will simply answer on a sheet of notebook paper and turn it into the box. 

To start the webquest, click on the following link:  Industrial Revolution Webquest

Industrial Revolution Documentary

Click here to watch the Industrial Revolution

What do progressive rock bands and the Industrial Revolution have in common?

Today, you will be given a hand-out with questions about the early Industrial Revolution.  Your job will be to search anywhere on the internet to find reasonable answers.  Make sure that your answers come from reliable sources.  Try cross-referencing your sources to double check your answers.

When you are finished, grab a partner and see if you got the same answers!

Want a little extra-credit?  Answer today's blog question!

All finished?  Play this game about the Industrial Revolution in England
Muck and Brass

Curious about Jethro Tull?  Here's a video (the band, not the inventor) that you may be able to view.  It is not on youtube but you might still get blocked.  Take a look:  Jethro Tull

National Bank to Federal Reserve

Did you know that for most of our country’s early history, gold was used to represent money? In fact, you could go to a bank and trade in your paper money for gold!
To see some paper money that you could exchange for gold certificates, compare them to today's paper money and investigate the following questions.

• Can you redeem (trade) the gold certificates for gold?
• Can you redeem today's paper money for gold?
• Who issued the gold certificates?
• Who issues today's paper money?
• What do you think the words THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER FOR ALL DEBTS, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE on today's paper money mean?

Go to the following link to answer today's questions:    The Gold Standard

Finished with the assignment?  Play the Fed Chairman Game

Lessons on money and banking:  Hands on Banking

Who is this Hamilton guy? And why is he on the $10 bill??

In this lesson, you will explore the question “Does Alexander Hamilton deserve to be on the $10 bill?” In the introductory activity, we will look at US paper currency and identify which of the featured individuals served as President of the United States. In the learning activity, you will explore video segments from the PBS program Rediscovering Alexander Hamilton to learn about Hamilton’s contributions to the United States and his role during George Washington’s presidency. In the culminating activity, you will write an article, poem, song, speech or story about Alexander Hamilton.  When determining what you should write about Hamilton, think about the five W's (who, what, where, when, and why). You may do this on a Google Doc to share with me, make a presentation using your favorite technological tool, or simply use notebook paper and turn it into the box for your class period.  This assignment is due by Monday at the end of the day.

To help find information about Alexander Hamilton, go to the following links:
Alexander Hamilton: The Man Who Made Modern America

Alexander Hamilton and the Creation of the United States  
This site will ask you for a username and password.  
Username:  Munford  
Password:  Munford2014    

If you need to watch the videos again for ideas, you can find the first here:
Introducing Alexander Hamilton

The second video can be found here:  Alexander Hamilton and George Washington

All finished with the assignment?  Try this activity just for fun:  Design Your Own Bill