Grade 7 Lesson at a Glance: Chapter 18, Lesson 3

Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
Across the Centuries

Lesson at a Glance
Chapter 18, Lesson 3, Economic Changes (pp. 490-493)

The Big Idea
Framework Concept: Technology Farmers and inventors applying scientific principles to problems of production discovered new ways to increase the production of both food and manufactured goods.

Write "agricultural revolution" and "industrial revolution" on the board. Remind students that a revolution is a sudden or radical change. Ask students to brainstorm what factors might have caused radical changes in agriculture and industry during the 1700s and what these changes might be. Create a word web on the board using students' suggestions. After students have read the lesson, ask for volunteers to edit the word web to make sure it is accurate and complete.

Lesson Outline
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Check for Understanding

Have students imagine that they are factory workers who have come to the city during the industrial revolution. Have them write letters to their families describing their daily routine.
Have students create an illustrated flow chart showing changes in time in either the agricultural or the industrial revolution.

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