The Industrial Revolution was the most dramatic change in how we produced and distributed goods since farming. Its effects slowly spread and deepened around the world.

Industrialization changed the world. What do we know about why it happened, and what was its impact on different people and communities?

The Industrial Revolution was a shift in the way people produced and distributed goods. But it also had a deep impact on our communities and networks.

Orient yourself in time and space as you begin Unit 3, by using maps to make predictions about the origins of industrialization, a topic you will learn about in this unit.

A full-color political map of the world in 1750 CE, highlighting the major states, communities, and cities you’ll learn about in WHP.

A black and white version of the world in 1871 CE, that can be cropped to specific regions and easily printed.

A full-color political map of the world in 1871 CE, highlighting the major states, communities, and cities you’ll learn about in WHP.

An individualized tracker for new words encountered in Unit 3. Add to it as the unit progresses.

In Unit 3, continue the routine of building a class word wall, an important visual cue and literacy support

This vocab guide provides a summary of the key vocabulary for the unit.

Vocab cards for each of the key words in this unit.

Here’s the new Unit Problem! Respond to this based on what you currently know… don’t worry if it’s not much—you’re going to learn a lot more!

It’s getting hot out there, folks. These charts provide an overview of historic changes in average temperature and greenhouse gas emissions—with an eye toward the future.

This activity will introduce students to the concept of urbanization, both as a shift in demographics and as a shift in the physical environment resulting from the rise of industrialization.

During the long nineteenth century, Britain had several advantages that allowed it to industrialize first. What were they? Nick Dennis travels to England to mine for answers.

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin? There are big debates about how to answer this question, and these debates tell us a lot about both history and the present.

The Scientific Revolution does indeed include everything from Copernicus to Newton. But the story also extends beyond Europe and the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

Explore pre- and post-industrialization images to identify changes in communities, networks, and production and distribution.

Abundant fossil fuels like coal led to innovations like engines. These inventions launched an era of accelerated change that continues to transform human society today.

Is all evidence the same? Are some types of evidence better than others? This activity will help students evaluate and learn how to use this claim tester.

The most revolutionary of revolutions—the Industrial Revolution—affected humanity far more than any of the political revolutions in the Long Nineteenth Century.

Students will use their contextualization skills to consider the factors that made industrialization possible.

Remember drawing the frames in Unit 1? Time to do it again! How has your understanding of the frames changed?

Students use the Gapminder tool to assess standard of living and income for a variety of nations in order to analyze the historical and modern effects of industrialization.

The Industrial Revolution transformed life in Britain first. But it didn’t stop there. The Industrial Revolution had consequences for people in every corner of the world.

The modernization of Japan can best be expressed in the following haiku: You threaten us with / Industrialization? / We can play that game

In this final vocab activity of the era, students move beyond simply defining words to applying them, therefore solidify their understanding and use of the words in context.

This vocab guide provides a summary of the key vocabulary for the unit.

Vocab cards for each of the key words in this unit.

The Shoguns provided Japan with hundreds of years of stability, but a new era required a new kind of government, one fronted by the emperor but driven by modernizers.

A petty samurai by birth, Iwasaki Yatar­­ō seized the opportunities of industrialization to create the Mitsubishi corporation and to help industrialize the city of Nagasaki.

During the nineteenth century, Egypt became a major producer of cotton and started building an industrialized economy. But Egypt’s industrialization failed. Why?

In this activity, students will examine the similarities and differences between how Egypt and Japan industrialized.

How did India go from producing clothing, to producing cotton? Doing business with Britain seemed like a good idea at the time, but it led to India’s de-industrialization.

In this era, people moved around a lot. Some migration was local; some was long distance. Many migrated voluntarily, but millions were forced to leave their homes.

How has your understanding changed since the beginning of the unit? Time to revisit the Unit Notebook!

In this activity, students will analyze how industrialization was the source of many changes during the modern era, including increased migration.

All aboard! Learn how trains changed how humans understood travel and work. It’s trains not TARDIS, but they transformed our ideas about time and space.

Analyzing continuity and change over time is an important skill to practice, especially as you move from one unit to the next. Investigate what changed and what stayed the same from Unit 2 to Unit 3.

It’s time review the map predictions you made at the beginning of the unit, and examine a series of new maps to help you think about the unit problem.

A full-color political map of the world in 1871 CE, highlighting the major states, communities, and cities you’ll learn about in WHP.

A full-color thematic map of Industrialization and Imperialism in 1871 CE, meant to help you support, extend, and challenge the frame narratives.

Using a sample student essay, you’ll evaluate how well the author met the Analysis and Evidence row of the Writing Rubric. Like a teacher, you shall wield an awesome power!

In this Warm-Up activity, you’ll look closely at the Analysis and Evidence row of the WHP Writing Rubric to practice supporting your thesis/ major claim.

In this DBQ you’ll take on industrialization—more specifically, you’ll assess and compare the impact of the Industrial Revolution on Britain and India c. 1750–1914.

These DBQ writing samples provide example essays to help support writing instruction in different ways—use as you see fit in your classroom!

Now that you’ve written, it’s time to revise! This activity will help you identify areas to improve your writing based on the Analysis and Evidence row of the WHP Writing Rubric.

The Industrial Revolution was about more than inventions, but we can’t ignore the innovations – and innovators – that changed the world.