16 Far-Reaching Pros and Cons of Industrial Revolution. (2015).
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This website gives a brief list of the pros of the Industrial Revolution. It then points out the problems that came with the Industrial Revolution. It also includes a good video that informs the viewer about the negative effects that came from the Industrial Revolution.
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Bartoletti, S. C. (1999). Kids on strike! Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
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This book includes many different first hand accounts of the child labor problems during the Industrial Revolution. It includes primary sources that tell the brutal stories of the working conditions and the strikes that took place to better the working conditions.
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Childhood Lost: Child Labor During the Industrial Revolution. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.eiu.edu/eiutps/childhood.php
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This website includes an introduction to the child labor problems during the Industrial Revolution. It introduces advocates for ending child labor. It also provides many different primary sources that include photographs, maps, poetry, posters, and cartoons. This website provides lesson plans that have students think critically about the child labor laws.
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Kasa, S. (n.d.). Industrial Revolutions and Environmental Problems. Retrieved from http://www.cas.uio.no/Publications/Seminar/Confluence_Kasa.pdf
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This article focuses on the environmental problems that were caused from the industrial revolution. It explains the Industrial Revolution that started in Britain and reached the United States. It specifically touches on the problems that were caused from water-powered and steam-powered mechanization of industry, and electrification of industry, transport, and households. This article focuses on the negative outcomes of the Industrial Revolution.
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Langley, A. (1994). The industrial revolution. New York, NY, U.S.A.: Viking.
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This book provides students with a good basic understanding of The Industrial Revolution. It explains how the revolution came to be, what happened during the revolution, and the effects of the revolution. Although it is a simple version of the overall picture, it gives the student a basic understanding and introduction to the topic. The book does not fail to mention the many negative effects as well as the positive effects of the Industrial Revolution.
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Lesson: What's Air Got to Do with It? (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.teachengineering.org/view_lesson.php?url=collection/cub_/lessons/cub_air/cub_air_lesson01.xml
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This lesson plan is about air pollution. It first has the student learn about the causes of air pollution today. A big cause of the air pollution today is from the Industrial Revolution. The lesson informs the student about the effects that air pollution has on the environment and on our health.
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Pros and Cons of Industrial Revolution. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://apecsec.org/pros-and-cons-of-industrial-revolution/
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This short article first points out the obvious pros of the Industrial Revolution. It then states just as many cons of the Industrial Revolution. This includes the working conditions, overcrowded cities, environmental problems, and many others. It also includes some YouTube videos that could be used as a good introduction to the topic.
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Teacher's Guide Primary Source Set: The Industrial Revolution in the United States. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/primarysourcesets/industrial-revolution/pdf/teacher_guide.pdf
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This source set first includes a brief summary of the Industrial Revolution. It describes some technological innovations, industrialists, urbanization, and working conditions. The primary sources in this set include topics on child labor, working conditions, capitalization, and some information on the inventions of this time.
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