Uniondale High School Library Media
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You
can search the following databases for specific information on the Industrial
Revolution.
Student Resource
Center Gold
History Resource
Center: U.S.
Biography Resource
Center -Search for biographies of inventors. You can search by last
name, nationality or gender.
World
Book Online - additional web sites are listed within the article
entitled, "Industrial Revolution".
http://www.historychannel.com/
search Subject listings for "Industrial Revolution".
Industrial Revolution -- Pictures,
clipart,etc.
http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=History/Industrial_Revolution
Cybersleuth
- clip art sources
http://inventors.about.com/od/indrevolution/ss/Industrial_Revo.htm
http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Industrial_Revolution.html
http://www.proteacher.com/090024.shtml
http://www.costumes.org/classes/fashiondress/IndustrialRevolution.htm
http://www.ri.net/schools/East_Greenwich/Eldredge/indrev.htm
- Child
Labour http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/IRchild.htm
- What was life like for children who worked in
English factories during the Industrial Revolution? What kinds of laws were
passed to protect them? Find out at this site from the Spartacus Encyclopedia
of British History.
- The
Industrial Revolution http://mars.acnet.wnec.edu/~grempel/courses/wc2/lectures/industrialrev.html
- From Professor Gerhard Rempel, Department of
History, Western New England College, this site provides an overview.
- The
Industrial Revolution, 1700-1900http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/WestEurope/IndRev.html
- A timeline of the first and second Industrial
Revolutions.
- IRWeb: The Industrial
Revolution http://tqjunior.advanced.org/4132/index.htm
- This site, designed by students at the Peabody
School in Virginia, has a brief overview of the Industrial Revolution and some
of the important inventors of the time (mostly from the United States). A
quiz, cartoons, and a word jumble are also included.
- Spread of
Industrialization
Tables
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/indrevtabs1.html
- The site contains statistics showing how
industrialization spread in Europe from the 1700s to the
1900s.
- The Textile
Industry http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Textiles.htm
- Find out how the domestic system of making cloth
differed from the industrial system, read about people who invented the
machinery, and discover what life was like for those who worked in the
factories. This site is part of the Spartacus Encyclopedia of British
History.
- The Trade Union
Movement http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/TU.htm
- Because many factory workers were treated so
poorly during the Industrial Revolution, unions sprung up to defend the rights
of workers. Find out more about the organizers of the unions, important law
and events, and the unions themselves at this site from the Spartacus
Encyclopedia of British History.
American Inventors and Inventions - http://www.150.si.edu/150trav/remember/amerinv.htm
- created by the Smithsonian Institution, this site provides brief
histories of some of the most famous inventions and inventors.
Biography - http://www.biography.com/ - a good starting
point for research. Search by name. Lists famous people born on
current date. Contains online version of current issue of Biography
magazine which also contain “Who am I” and “Where are they now” quizzes.
Biography - http://www.infoplease.com/people.html
- the over 30,000 biographies here are divided into sports, presidents,
entertainment, business leaders, world rulers, and people in the news. A search
option is available.
Biography-Center - http://www.biography-center.com/
- this British site contains over 11,000 biographies, most of which are in
English. Biographies are also available in Spanish, French, and
German.
The Engines of Our Ingenuity
- http://www.uh.edu/engines/ -
“The Engines of Our Ingenuity” is a short radio program that explores the role
of human creativity in the formation of our material and intellectual
culture. Searchable by keyword, the short transcripts may also include
images and links to related sites.
How Stuff Works - http://www.howstuffworks.com/ -
Browse through the categories, search the Question of the Day archive or use
their search engine near the bottom of the page.
Lives, the Biography Resource - http://amillionlives.com/ -
“Links to thousands of biographies, autobiographies, memoirs, diaries, letters,
narratives, oral histories and more. Individual lives of the famous, the
infamous, and the not so famous. Group biographies about people who share
a common profession, historical era or geography. Also general
collections, resources on biographical criticism and special
collections.
Spotlight: Biography - http://educate.si.edu/spotlight/alpha.html
- links to biographies and images of inventors, sports figures, and
artists.
Industrial Revolution
- A Curriculum of
United States Labor History for Teachers.
- A short history of
machine tools. No two countries were more responsible for the
- History of the Major Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
- Industrial
Revolution
- Industrial Revolution
- Industrial Revolution
- Industrial
Revolution
- Industrial Revolution
- Industrial Revolution
Resources
- Industrial Revolution Resources
- INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS
- Invent Now
- Inventors of the Industrial Revolution
- Inventors of the Industrial Revolution
- Lesson: Industrial Revolution (Women in World History
Curriculum)
- National Museum of American History: Exhibitions
- Open Directory - Society: History: By Time Period: Eighteenth Century:
Industria
- ReferenceResources:IndustrialRevolution
- Samuel Slater -
Father of the American Industrial Revolution
- Search Encyclopedia.com
- The American Local
History Network - Industrial Revolution
- The History of Invention and Technology Timelines
- The Industrial Revolution
- The Industrial Revolution
- U.S. History: Industrial Revolution
- Yahooligans! - School Bell:Social Studies:History:By Subject:Industrial
Revoluti
-
English Industrial
Revolution
- A short history of
machine tools.
- About.com :
http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?z=1&pg=2&ti=761577952
- Biographies, The Inventors: A List.
- Blackburn, Cotton and the Industrial Revolution
- Google Search: english industrial revolution
- History of the Major Inventions of the Industrial
Revolution
- Industrial Revolution
- Industrial Revolution Resources
- INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS
- Invent
Now
- Inventors of the Industrial Revolution
- Lesson: Industrial Revolution (Women in World History
Curriculum)
- Life in Britain during the Industrial Revolution
- Lowell National Historical Park - Industrial Revolution in
England
- The History of Invention and Technology Timelines
- The Industrial Revolution
- The Industrial Revolution
- The Industrial Revolution - Themes at HomeworkSpot.com
- The Industrial Revolution of the Eighteenth Century
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