Public learning track
The Industrial Revolution: Technology, Society, and Migration
5th Grade · Social-studies · US-UT-SS
10 lessons
Goal
Analyze the causes of industrialization, the shift from cottage industries to factories, global migration patterns, and new economic theories.
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Standards Covered
- WH Standard 5.2Utah Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 5 (target) · Grade 5Students will analyze the underlying and immediate causes and the immediate and long-term effects of the Industrial Revolution on nations that industrialized versus those that did not.
- WH Standard 5.4Utah Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 5 (target) · Grade 5Students will use primary sources and evidence to evaluate the influence of leading intellectual movements such as realism, romanticism, capitalism, nationalism, and Marxism.
- WH Standard 5.3Utah Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 5 (target) · Grade 5Students will use a variety of data to identify push and pull factors affecting migration during the Industrial Revolution.
Curriculum Framework
5th Grade · Social-studies · US-UT-SS
1
9 lessons
From Foraging to Farming: The Neolithic Revolution
Explain how early humans shifted from hunting and gathering to farming and herding, and how this transformed human societies and the environment.
2
9 lessons
River Valley Civilizations and Early Innovations
Examine how fertile river valleys fostered early civilizations, writing systems, laws, and technological advancements.
3
10 lessons
World Religions and Philosophies of the Classical Era
Identify the core beliefs, diffusion patterns, and cultural syncretism of major world religions and philosophical systems.
4
9 lessons
Society, Art, and Culture in Classical Civilizations
Analyze social hierarchies, gender roles, and artistic expressions across classical Greece, Rome, India, and China.
5
8 lessons
Classical Trade Networks and Enduring Legacies
Evaluate the enduring political, economic, and scientific contributions of classical civilizations and their early trade links.
6
9 lessons
Expanding Connections: Geography, Trade, and the Silk Roads
Explain how major land and ocean geographic features supported or impeded Afro-Eurasian trade, and analyze the impact of the Mongol Empire.
7
8 lessons
Civilizations of the Americas and Global Comparisons
Examine the advanced agricultural, engineering, and political systems of Indigenous civilizations in the Americas and compare them to global patterns.
8
9 lessons
Diffusion, Power, and Medieval Transformations
Analyze how cultural diffusion shaped regional empires and examine the medieval European developments that preceded global exploration.
9
9 lessons
Maritime and Land-Based Empires
Compare how European sea-based empires and Eurasian land-based empires expanded, governed diverse peoples, and managed trade.
10
9 lessons
Intellectual Revolutions: Renaissance to Enlightenment
Investigate how the Renaissance, Reformation, Scientific Revolution, and Enlightenment shifted worldviews and the balance of global power.
11
9 lessons
The Columbian Exchange and Global Encounters
Analyze the worldwide exchange of crops, animals, diseases, and cultures following 1492, and describe complex Indigenous societies.
12
9 lessons
Political Revolutions and the Age of Nationalism
Analyze the causes and consequences of 18th- and 19th-century revolutions against absolutist monarchies and the rise of nation-states.
13
10 lessons
The Industrial Revolution: Technology, Society, and Migration
Analyze the causes of industrialization, the shift from cottage industries to factories, global migration patterns, and new economic theories.
14
9 lessons
Global Imperialism and Modern Movements
Evaluate the motives and global consequences of 19th-century imperialism and explore modern independence and social movements.
15
10 lessons
World Wars, Economic Depression, and Cultural Transformations
Analyze the causes, turning points, and cultural and economic consequences of the two World Wars and the global Great Depression.
16
10 lessons
The Cold War, Decolonization, and Human Rights
Evaluate the global tensions of the Cold War, anti-colonial independence struggles, and the imperative to defend human rights against genocide.
17
11 lessons
The Contemporary Interconnected World
Analyze global organizations, modern demographic trends, international human rights advocacy, and technological solutions to worldwide challenges.