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Business
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Building America's Industrial Revolution: The Boott Cotton Mills of Lowell, Massachusetts 
 This lesson plan is based on the national historic park that is the site of "mills built from the mid-1830s to the early 20th century, reflecting the early use of waterpower, steam power, and finally electric power." Discusses the Industrial Revolution, cotton mill equipment, the textile industry, and related topics. Includes images, maps, and related resources. From the National Park Service Teaching with Historic Places program. http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/21boott/21boott.htm Topics: Industries, Lesson Plans, National Parks & Forests, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jul 11, 2007 Extreme Oil
Companion site to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) series that "looks at how the oil industry must now go to extremes to find new sources of the asset that drives the world's economy and fuels so many aspects of our lives." Features sections on oil regions, the history of oil production and use, and the science behind oil exploration, production, transportation, and refining. Also includes lesson plans and Web links. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/extremeoil/ Topics: Industries, Lesson Plans, Oil & Gas Last updated Apr 28, 2005 From Carbons to Computers: The Changing American Office
"An educational resource intended for middle and high schools students, their teachers, and the general public" about the birth and growth of the American office. The site features a timeline and illustrated essays about office equipment, office organization, and the global office. Also includes lesson plans and a bibliography. From the Smithsonian Institution. http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/carbons/start.html Topics: Business, Business, K-12 Education, Lesson Plans Last updated Feb 8, 2006 Guns, Germs and Steel
"Based on Jared Diamond's Pulitzer Prize-winning book of the same name, 'Guns, Germs and Steel' traces humanity's journey over the last 13,000 years" with a focus on understanding "the roots of global inequality." Features descriptions of and transcripts from episodes of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) show, essays related to topics explored in the book (such as crops, domesticated animals, and smallpox), recommended books and websites, and lesson plans. http://www.pbs.org/gunsgermssteel/ Topics: History, Infectious Diseases, Lesson Plans, Science, Science, Social Issues Last updated Jul 12, 2005 U.S. Steel Gary Works Photograph Collection, 1906-1971
A searchable and browsable collection of "over 2,200 photographs of the Gary Works steel mill and the corporate town of Gary, Indiana." The teacher’s guide contains lesson plans for several grade levels. Contextual Materials contains related articles, essays, poems, a bibliography, and links. From the Indiana University Library Program and the Calumet Regional Archives. http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/collections/steel/ Topics: Industries, Lesson Plans, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Feb 27, 2005 Understanding Taxes
"The IRS has developed an interactive, instructional tax program ... to provide high schools, community colleges, and the general public with a technology-based instructional tool." It includes teacher and student sections, with teaching modules, lesson plans, simulations, tutorials, and an option to create a custom resource list allowing for later online access. http://www.irs.gov/app/understandingTaxes/index.jsp Topics: Lesson Plans, Tax Filing Season Last updated Apr 2, 2009 USDA Poultry Programs
This site describes the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) quality grading and certification of poultry, quality standards and trade descriptions for poultry and eggs, and international programs. Provides market reports and data, a glossary, federal regulations, lesson plans, and consumer information. http://www.ams.usda.gov/poultry/ Topics: Agriculture, Lesson Plans, Livestock Last updated Jul 3, 2008 Wheat Farms, Flour Mills, and Railroads: A Web of Interdependence
This lesson plan focuses on "the interdependence of wheat production, flour processing, and transportation." Based on the National Register of Historic Places registration files for sites located in Minnesota and North Dakota, it includes readings, maps, images, and activities. From the U.S. National Park Service Teaching with Historic Places program. http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/106wheat/106wheat.htm Topics: Beans, Grains, Nuts, & Seeds, History, Lesson Plans, Transportation, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jun 20, 2007 Work 'n' Progress
"An online labor history curriculum program designed for middle and high school students." This website presents a detailed history of the labor movement in the southern United States, from the colonial and antebellum eras to the present. Features documents and images covering the textile industry, unions, the Great Depression, and other topics. From the Southern Labor Archives, Georgia State University Library. http://www.library.gsu.edu/spcoll/pages/area.asp?ldID=105&guideID=511 Topics: Labor, Lesson Plans, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Jul 8, 2008 |
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