Remote Learning Modules fit right into Google Classroom, or any learning management system, so teachers can collect students' work. Aligned with state and national social studies and/or science standards, each module addresses a topic related to the Industrial Revolution and consists of primary documents, secondary sources, photographs, videos, questions, and writing prompts.
- Civics
- Environmental Impacts of Industrialization
- Life in an Industrial City
- Native People of the Merrimack Valley
- Slavery and the Cotton Economy
- Technology, Engineering, and Waterpower
- Transition from Farm Life to Factory Life
- Working in the Mills
Civics
| Title | Description | Grades |
|---|---|---|
| African American Voting Rights | Learn about the struggle to secure and maintain equitable, constitutional voting rights for African Americans. | 8-12 |
| History of Felony Disenfranchisement in Massachusetts | Explore the history of felony disenfranchisement, the denial of the right to vote due to conviction of a criminal offense, in Massachusetts. | 8-12 |
| How Citizenship Laws Change Throughout U.S. History | Trace how citizenship laws have changed throughout United States history. | 8-12 |
| Lowell's Voting Rights Lawsuit | Investigate the 2017 lawsuit that alleged the lack of diversity on the city's council and school board resulted form the use of an at-large plurality voting system, an electoral strategy struck down by a number of previous court cases. | 8-12 |
| Native American Voting Rights | Examine primary and secondary sources on the history of Native American voting rights in Massachusetts and in the United States | 8-12 |
| Women's Suffrage in Massachusetts | Use primary sources to explore the story of women fighting for voting rights in Massachusetts. | 8-12 |
| Youth Voices for Political Change | Discover how young people have fought to have their voices heard and to make change, even without the power of the vote. | 8-12 |
Environmental Impacts of Industrialization
| Title | Description | Grades |
|---|---|---|
| History of Pollution in the Merrimack Valley...and Beyond | Using the Merrimack River Valley as a case study, this site explores the origins of pollution and how it spreads. | 8-12 |
Life in an Industrial City
| Title | Description | Grades |
|---|---|---|
| Lowell's Mill Girls | Journey from a small New England farm to the factories of Lowell to learn about the life and work of a mill girl. | 4-6 |
Native People of the Merrimack Valley
| Title | Description | Grades |
|---|---|---|
| Pennacook People of the Merrimack Valley (for High School Students) | Delve into the history of the Pennacook people who have lived in the Merrimack Valley for thousands of years | High School |
| Pennacook People of the Merrimack Valley(for Elementary Students) | Delve into the history of the Pennacook people who have lived in the Merrimack Valley for thousands of years | 3-5 |
Slavery and the Cotton Economy
| Title | Description | Grades |
|---|---|---|
| Enslaved Labor and the Land | Discover how enslaved people exercised their agency, the economic connections between north and south, and how people fought for abolition. | High School |
| Unbroken Bonds: The Meaning of Slavery and Abolition in a Northern Textile City | Use primary sources to explore the connection - and tension - between slavery, capitalism, and abolition in Lowell, Massachusetts, an antebellum, northern textile city. | 8-12 |
Transition from Farm Life to Factory Life
| Title | Description | Grades |
|---|---|---|
| Lowell's Mill Girls | Journey from a small New England farm to the factories of Lowell to learn about the life and work of a mill girl. | 4-6 |
Working in the Mills
| Title | Description | Grades |
|---|---|---|
| Lowell's Mill Girls | Journey from a small New England farm to the factories of Lowell to learn about the life and work of a mill girl. | 4-6 |