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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkHenry Ford and the Model T: A Case Study in Productivity (Part 1)
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, EconomicsIn this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from EconEdLink, students learn about Henry Ford's use of mass production strategies to...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkHenry Ford and the Model T: A Case Study in Productivity (Part 2)
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, EconomicsIn this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from EconEdLink, students identify Henry Ford as an innovator who helped revolutionize ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTragic Fire Sparked Sweatshop Change
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, United States HistoryThe fire blazed out of control for just under two hours. But in that time, more than 140 employees of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fi...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe New Deal: North Carolina's Reconstruction?
Grades: 8Subjects: Visual Arts & Performing Arts, United States History, Types of Media, Visual Arts and 3 additional..This Library of Congress lesson plan is a guide for teachers that will result in imaginary Works Progress Administration (WPA) i...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAn American Hero: The Biography of Cesar E. Chavez
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, United States History, History-Social Science, English-Language ArtsThis Web page, from the California Department of Education, features a biography of civil rights activist Cesar Chavez. The biog...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Story of Cesar Chavez
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, United States History, History-Social Science, English-Language ArtsThis Web page, from the United Farm Workers, features a biography of civil rights activist Cesar Chavez. The biography details C...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkHistory of Sweatshops
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Economics, American Democracy, History-Social ScienceThis resource, from the National Museum of American History, features the history of sweatshops. Students read about sweatshops ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe National Labor Union
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: United States History, American Democracy, History-Social ScienceThis page, from American Memory at the Library of Congress, focuses on significant events in American history and culture associ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe First Labor Day
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: United States History, American Democracy, History-Social ScienceThis page, from American Memory at the Library of Congress, focuses on significant events in American history and culture associ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Worker's Compensation: Exploring the History of Labor Day
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, United States History, History-Social Science, English-Language ArtsIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students explore the history of Labor Day while learning how to cite W...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkStrike Up the Band: Exploring the Role of Organized Labor in the Entertainment Industry
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Visual Arts & Performing Arts, Music, History & Culture and 4 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students first examine the value of live music by writing about person...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkStriking a Deal: Learning the History of American Labor Strikes
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: United States History, Economics, History-Social ScienceIn this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students explore the economic repercussions of a potential Major L...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Samuel Gompers Papers
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, United States HistoryThis EDSITEment-reviewed Web site, from the University of Maryland, provides an annotated collection of primary sources on Ameri...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0