Seventh graders research how the Industrial Revolution impacted people. In this Industrial Revolution lesson plan, 7th graders examine how the change from shop or cottage industry to the factory affected people, how the railroad affected...

Students draw a time line on graph paper on a scale of one square to every five years beginning in 1770 and ending at 2000. They place historic events and inventions in their correct time period on the time line, and add their birthday...