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Introduction Task Process Factory System City Life Slaves Inventors Evaluation Conclusion Teacher's Page VocabularyPage	"A Day in the Life..." People of the 19th Century *A webquest for eighth grade social studies students* Designed By Tom Clark tclark@uni.edu Jared Smith jared@uni.edu Val Ward val@uni.edu Brittany Willman bwillman@uni.edu Last updated on April 28, 2003. Based on a template from The WebQuest Page Introduction This web quest is designed for the students to develop a deeper understanding of the time period and lifestyles of a middle class, working class, inventor, or slave in the 1800-1850s. They will receive background information and links to other sites which will correlate to the topics they want to research and create their character profile for. To complete this project, students will be allowed to use reference materials from the library, the world wide web, textbook, online encyclopedia, reference materials at home, and resources listed on the webquest, as well as the computer to prepare the summaries. Content Area and Grade Level This lesson is designed for 7-8th grade students. It's focus is the roles people play at various social levels in the time period of 1800-1850s 1. Understands how major technological and economic developments influenced various people. (e.g., business owners, farmers, workers in different regions) 2. Understands different economic, cultural, and social characteristics of slavery after 1800s. Struggles of plantation life and experiences of escaped slaves. 3. Understands influences of urban life in the early and late 19th century (e.g. how rapid urbanization, immigration, and industrialization affected the social fabric of cities: Immigrant experiences and typical life of an immigrant coming to America. 4. Understands the social and economic impacts of the factory system and what a typical family person working in the factory system would look like. Characteristics, lifestyle, etc. Resources: Used mcrel.org benchmarks as guidelines and modified and adapted by: Tom Clark, Brittany Willman, Val Ward, and Jared Smith Web sites your student will access: History Channel. (1996-2003). The History Channel Website. Retrieved April 25, 2003 from http://www.historychannel.com/. National Geographic. (1996-2003) The Underground Railroad. Retrieved April 25, 2003 from http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/ No Author Given. (2003) Steam Engines. Retrieved April 25, 2003 from http://members.aol.com/vlcondon/index.htm Deere and Company. (1996-2003) History of John Deere. Retrieved April 25, 2003 from http://www.deere.com/en_US/compinfo/history/index.html?sidenavstate=00000001 Singer and Company. (2003) History of Isaac Singer. Retrieved April 25, 2003 from http://www.singershop.com/history.html Wisconsin Historical Society. (2002-2003) Archives: Cyrus McCormick . Retrieved April 25, 2003 from http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/archives/ihc/cyrus.html Reader’s Digest Association. (1957) Goodyear: Charles Goodyear and the Strange Story of Rubber. Retrieved April 25, 2003 from http://www.goodyear.com/corporate/strange.html Chicago Historical Society. (1996) The Great Chicago Fire and Web of Memory. Retrieved April 25, 2003 from http://www.chicagohs.org/fire/intro/ Ellis Island Foundation. (2000) Ellis Island History. Retrieved April 25, 2003 from http://www.ellisisland.com/indexHistory.html No Author Given. (2002). The Immigrant Journey. Retrieved April 25, 2003 from http://www.libertystatepark.com/immigran.htm Gilder Lehrman Institute. (2002). Gilder Lehrman History Online. Retrieved April 25, 2003 from http://www.gliah.uh.edu/photo_album/photo_album.html Entry Level Skills and Knowledge Technology skills your students will need to know prior to using the web quest: How to navigate on the Internet How to open and save files How to use Word Processor How to use Power Point