U.S. History Research Pathfinder for Industrial Revolution

WJHS Pathfinder for U.S. History

The Industrial Revolution
at
The Turn of the Century

Assignment

Topics

Searching the Shelves

Learning Research
Hub

Internet Sites

Assignment

Each student will make a brief (5-7 minute)presentation on the leaders, inventions and events
that brought about the industrial revolution from the Civil War through the turn of the century.

1. New Industrial Age 1877 - 1900
2. Immigrants and Urbanization 1877 - 1900
3. Life at the Turn of the Century 1877 - 1917

Students must be prepared to answer the following questions on their topic:

1. What contributions did this person/event make to the industrialization revolution?
2. Why do you think this person/event is important? How do the contributions
resonate today?
3. How did the industrial revolution directly impact the leaders/innovators/immigrants?
Was it a result of the revolution or a pioneering force?
4. How did it change United States? How did it change the landscape?
5. How did the industrial revolution change the way the people live?

Note: 1. Students may prepare transparencies or use maps during the presentation.

2. If students use different sources than Media Center Resources or the Internet
links listed below, bibliographic citations must be prepared.

Instructor: Ms. An and Ms. K. Schneider 3/00

Topics

INNOVATORS	LEADERS	UNION
Thomas Alva Edison Alexander Graham Bell Orville and Wilbur Wright George Eastman George Washington Carver	Andrew Carnegie John D. Rockefeller Cornelius Vanderbilt George M. Pullman Joseph Pulitzer William Randolph J.P. Morgan	Mary Harris "Mother" Jones Samuel Gompers Eugene Debs
IMMIGRATION	POLITICS	MEDICINE
Ellis Island: European Immigrants Angel Island: Asian Immigrants	George Washington Plunkitt	Dr. Daniel Hale Williams

Searching the Shelves

All computers in the library can access the Media Center's Electronic Card Catalog. It is located
on the Global Access Menu under Media Center Programs. The Catalog identifies all the holdings
(books, etc.) of the WJHS Media Center. It is also possible to search for materials on the
MCPS Library Catalog Online. Be sure to set the limits of your search to Walter Johnson HS only.

If you wish to expand your research use this link to Other Libraries. This link provides direct
connections to the Montgomery County Public Library system, as well as libraries at NIH,
University of Maryland, the Library of Congress and others.

Learning Research Hub

Walter Johnson’s Learning Research Hub provides access to a catalog of all books and materials
located in the Media Center, and to a wide variety of general and subject-based online reference
materials. The links below provide useful research tools for this project.

General Resources
Encyclopedia, Almanacs, Dictionaries, Atlases

Science Resources

News & Magazine Resources

Social Studies Resources

Internet Sites

Use the following Internet Sites for information on this project. If you discover other useful
Internet sites complete the Internet Checklist (copies available in Media Center) to authenticate
the site.

Thomas Alva Edison: The Wizard of Menlo Park

Thomas Alva Edison