A L I E F
Independent
School District
GRADE 5 SOCIAL STUDIES - UNITED STATES HISTORY
Unit 6: The Industrial Revolution
Time: 7 Weeks
Hook ideas here!
Universal
Generalizations
New ideas and
innovations can lead
to great progress and
change.
Line ideas here!
Unit Understandings
Business innovation,
inventions, and new
technology created an
economic and
transportation
revolution in America.
concepts:
industrialization,
interchangeable parts,
manufacturing, free
enterprise, technology
inventions/Innovations,
mass production
Student-Friendly TEKS
(11) Economics. The student
understands the development,
characteristics, and benefits of the
free enterprise system in the
United States. The student is
expected to:
(B) describe how the free
enterprise system works in the
United States; and
(C) give examples of the benefits
of the free enterprise system in the
United States.
(13) Economics. The student
understands patterns of work and
economic activities in the United
States. The student is expected to:
(D) describe the impact of mass
production, specialization, and
division of labor on the economic
growth of the United States;
(23) Science, technology, and
society. The student understands
the impact of science and
technology on society in the United
States. The student is expected to:
(A) identify the accomplishments of
notable individuals in the fields of
science and technology, including
Benjamin Franklin, Eli Whitney,
John Deere, Thomas Edison,
Alexander Graham Bell, George
Washington Carver, the Wright
Brothers, and Neil Armstrong;
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Grade 5
Social Studies Pacing Guide
Developed 2005
Revised 2012
Sinker ideas here!
Topics/Content
The Economic Revolution

Inventions/Inventors

Innovations

Transportation
Revolution

Interchangeable Parts

Free Enterprise

Mass Production
vocabulary:
cotton gin, canal, National
Road, mechanical reaper,
transcontinental railroad,
telegraph
Unit Questions
Why did the United States
have an economic
revolution in the 1800s?
Resources
Essential Resources:
History Alive! America’s Past,
Lesson 20 – Industrialization
and Modern America
Text, Ch. 14, pp. 408-415
Text, Ch. 16, pp. 536-545
LRE Bio Cards
Research Databases People
Research Databases Concepts
Lesson Plan: Innovations &
Inventions
Supplemental Resources
Power Point: Eli Whitney, the
Cotton Gin, and
Interchangeable Parts
Economic Growth, 1800-1860
Lesson Plan: Producing Goods
Faster
Thinking Maps Ideas
5.13D, 5.13D, 5.23A, B & C
-National Geographic Reading
Expeditions Series (ESL books)
- National Geographic Theme
Sets (ESL books)
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(B) identify how scientific
discoveries, technological
innovations, and the rapid growth
of technology industries have
advanced the economic
development of the United States,
including the transcontinental
railroad and the space program;
(C) explain how scientific
discoveries and technological
innovations in the fields
of medicine, communication, and
transportation have benefited
individuals
and society in the United States;
(D) predict how future scientific
discoveries and technological
innovations could affect society in
the United States.
(USH 27A, 27B)
Instructional Considerations: HA Lesson 20 does not strongly support 8th grade.
New ideas and
innovations can lead
to great progress and
change.
The American nation
prospered and
expanded as its
economy changed
during the 1800s.
(4) History. The student
understands political, economic,
and social changes that occurred
in the United States during the
19th century. The student is
expected to:
The Impact of the Industrial
Revolution

Factory System

Connecting East and
West

Economic Growth

Monopolies
concepts:
economic growth,
transportation, standard of
living, corporation, monopoly
(F) explain how industry and the
mechanization of agriculture
changed the American way of life;
vocabulary:
How did the Industrial
Revolution transform
America?
Essential Resources:
History Alive! America’s Past,
Lesson 20 – Industrialization
and Modern America
Text, Ch. 17, pp. 562-570
Supplemental Resources
Lesson Plan: Industrial
Revolution
Alt Lesson Plan: America
Prospered
Thinking Maps Ideas
5.4F, 5.4F & 5.4G
-National Geographic Reading
Expeditions Series (ESL books)
- National Geographic Theme
Sets (ESL books)
Instructional Considerations: HA Lesson 20 does not strongly support 8th grade.
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Progress is often
accompanied by
problems.
The Industrial Era
created big changes
in America, including
many social, political,
and economic
problems.
concepts:
labor, working conditions,
child labor, immigration,
urbanization
(4) History. The student
understands political, economic,
and social changes that occurred
in the United States during the
19th century. The student is
expected to:
(F) explain how industry and the
mechanization of agriculture
changed the American way of life;
(G) identify the challenges,
opportunities, and contributions of
people from various American
Indian and immigrant groups.
The Problems of Industry

Workers/conditions

Unions

Immigrants

Urbanization
vocabulary:
tenement, prejudice, labor
union, strike, settlement
house
Did the Industrial
Revolution mean progress
for everyone?
Essential Resources:
History Alive! America’s Past,
Lesson 20 – Industrialization
and Modern America
HA Modified Lesson Plan:
Industrial Era
Research Databases Concepts
Text, Ch. 17, pp. 571-577
Text, Ch. 18, pp. 602-603
Supplemental Resources
What was the effect of the
Industrial revolution on factory
workers?
-National Geographic Reading
Expeditions Series (ESL books)
- National Geographic Theme
Sets (ESL books)
Instructional Considerations: HA Lesson 20 does not strongly support 8th grade.
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