Teach It!

Students will be able to argue by using multiple sources the effectiveness of FDR’s Relief, Recovery and Reform Programs toward environmental preservation.

Learn about the Boott Cotton Mills complex in Massachusetts, which contains mills built from the mid-1830s to the early 20th century.

Learn about the Hoover Dam, located where the Colorado River forms the boundary between the states of Nevada and Arizona,

Before the Industrial Revolution, craftsmen made most tools, furniture, and other goods by hand. With the advent of the Industrial Revolution, the job of creating an object was broken down into many steps, each of which was done by a different person. The advantage is that single tasks could be done over and over, faster than when one person did everything start to finish

By completing a Break Out Edu type activity, students will discover what the Civilian Conservation Corps contributed to Colonial National Historic Park during the Neal Deal by deciphering clues that require students to read articles, encyclopedia entries, and a map.

This lesson is part of a cross-curricular mining unit focused on the impacts of miners on the Death Valley community and environment. This is the introductory lesson which provides students journal writing opportunities to explore their meaning of discovery. Students will watch a short online video on mining in Death Valley and actively sequence the steps of a typical stamp mill.

"Taming a River" looks at the possible effects which occur during most mining operations that took place during the historic gold rushes in North America. The lesson plan can also be modified to see what could happen in areas underlain with permafrost.

This lesson concerns a strike by FLAMBEAUX, men (generally African American) in New Orleans who carry large torches to light the parades. It concerns reasons a community might become militant and the role of solidarity in such struggles. It uses music created by the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park that is found on the cd Remembering 300- Arrowhead Jazz Band.

Lewis Garrard's ten-month journey on the Santa Fe Trail produced a collection of observations that include the multicultural nature of labor in the southwestern borderlands in the 1840s. This lesson offers an opportunity to analyze the Bent, St. Vrain, & Company's dependence on skilled labor from various classes, ethnicities, and national origins.

In this lesson, students will look at reasons why people immigrate and settle in new places and how that is oftentimes connected to the need for jobs. Students will choose an ethnic community whose members either came to work in and around Rhode Island mills (or a modern-day culture in their town) and create a poster honoring that community's impact using Adobe Spark (if looking for a digital option) or on a piece of paper (if looking for a hands-on option).