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Annotated Bibliography

Negotiations

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Learning Experience 1

Why do we Invent? Introduction Lesson

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  • TEXT: How Machines Changed Cultures, Baby Professor

Professor, B. (2018). How Machines Changed Cultures : Industrial Revolution for Kids - History for Kids | Timelines of History for Kids | 6th Grade Social Studies. Newark, DE: Speedy Publishing LLC.

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  • TEXT: The Industrial Revolution: investigate how technology changed the world with 25 projects, Carla Mooney

Mooney, C. (2011). The Industrial Revolution: investigate how technology changed the world with 25 projects. White River, VT: Nomad

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  • IMAGE: Four Industrial Revolutions

*, N. (n.d.). ECIPE. Retrieved from https://ecipe.org/blog/manufacturing-the-future/

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  • VIDEO: New Yorker, Kid Inventors Tell All

11 Kid Inventors Break Down Their Greatest Inventions ... (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiuU1mlFeEc 

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  • WEBSITE: Mental Floss: 11 Things invented by kids

11 Amazing Things You Didn't Know Were Invented by Kids. (2017, March 27). Retrieved from https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/93162/11-amazing-things-you-didnt-know-were-invented-kids

 

Learning Experience 2

The Industrial Revolution and what factors push innovation.

Social; Economic & Personal

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  • TEXT: How Machines Changed Cultures, Baby Professor

Professor, B. (2018). How Machines Changed Cultures : Industrial Revolution for Kids - History for Kids | Timelines of History for Kids | 6th Grade Social Studies. Newark, DE: Speedy Publishing LLC.

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  • TEXT: The Industrial Revolution: investigate how technology changed the world with 25 projects, Carla Mooney

Mooney, C. (2011). The Industrial Revolution: investigate how technology changed the world with 25 projects. White River, VT: Nomad

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  • WEBSITE: PBS: Who Made America, Samuel Slater

Who Made America? | Innovators | Samuel Slater. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/theymadeamerica/whomade/slater_hi.html

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  • WEBSITE: Scholastic: Facts for Now, Industrial Revolution

Industrial Revolution. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.factsfornow.scholastic.com/article?product_id=nbk&type=0ta&uid=10676850&id=a2014620-h 

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  • VIDEO: Ted Talk: Thomas Suarez Inventor of Apps

Suarez, T. (n.d.). Transcript of "A 12-year-old app developer". Retrieved from https://www.ted.com/talks/thomas_suarez_a_12_year_old_app_developer/transcript?language=en

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  • VIDEO: Ted Talk: Richard Turere from Kenya invents a flashing Lion Light to save his village

Turere, R. (n.d.). My invention that made peace with lions. Retrieved from https://www.ted.com/talks/richard_turere_my_invention_that_made_peace_with_lions/up-next?language=en 

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  • VIDEO: Ted Talk: Kelvin Doe from Sierra Leone makes his own radio station! 

15-Yr-Old Kelvin Doe Wows M.I.T. - YouTube. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOLOLrUBRBY

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Learning Experience 3

The Industrial Revolution and its impact on people’s lives and work.

The Lowell Mills; Cotton Gin & The Steam Boat

 

  • TEXT/ ONLINE ACCESS: NYC DOE Grade 4 Unit 5 Making The Empire State

WeTeachNYC. (n.d.). Making the Empire State: Immigration, Industrialization and Westward Movement, NYCDOE: Passport to Social Studies: Grade 4, unit 5. Retrieved from https://www.weteachnyc.org/resources/resource/passport-social-studies-grade-4-unit-3-ce8eff97-ab78-4b2c-a205-3b7d82a3be61-copy/

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  • TEXT: How Machines Changed Cultures, Baby Professor

Professor, B. (2018). How Machines Changed Cultures : Industrial Revolution for Kids - History for Kids | Timelines of History for Kids | 6th Grade Social Studies. Newark, DE: Speedy Publishing LLC.

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  • TEXT: Industrial Revolution For Kids: The People and Technology That Changed the World, Cheryl Mullenbach

Mullenbach, C. (2014). The Industrial Revolution for Kids. Independent Pub Group.

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  • TEXT: Perspectives on the Industrial Revolution, Carla Mooney

Press.Mooney, C. (2018). Perspectives on the industrial revolution. Mankato, MN: 12-Story Library.

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Learning Experience 4

The Industrial Revolution & New York State

The Erie Canal; John Rockefeller; Andrew Carnegie; JP Morgan      

 

  • TEXT: The Industrial Revolution: investigate how technology changed the world with 25 projects, Carla Mooney

Mooney, C. (2011). The Industrial Revolution: investigate how technology changed the world with 25 projects. White River, VT: Nomad

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  •  TEXT: Perspectives on the Industrial Revolution, Carla Mooney

Press.Mooney, C. (2018). Perspectives on the industrial revolution. Mankato, MN: 12-Story Library.

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  • E-BOOK: A Young People’s History of the United States, Howard Zinn 

March 1, 2020. (2020, March 28). Free E-Book Version of "A Young People's History of the United States". Retrieved from https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/free-copy-young-peoples-history                                                 

       

  • TEXT/ONLINE ACCESS: NYC DOE Grade 4 Unit 5 Making The Empire State

WeTeachNYC. (n.d.). Making the Empire State: Immigration, Industrialization and Westward Movement, NYCDOE: Passport to Social Studies: Grade 4, unit 5. Retrieved from https://www.weteachnyc.org/resources/resource/passport-social-studies-grade-4-unit-3-ce8eff97-ab78-4b2c-a205-3b7d82a3be61-copy/

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Learning Experience 5

Model T; Henry Ford; Assembly Line

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  • VIDEO: Model T video on Youtube:

Weekly, S. (2014, December 3). Model T. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3sPQA57DVE

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  • TEXT: Perspectives on the Industrial Revolution, Carla Mooney

Press.Mooney, C. (2018). Perspectives on the industrial revolution. Mankato, MN: 12-Story Library.

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  • TEXT: The Industrial Revolution: investigate how technology changed the world with 25 projects, Carla Mooney

Mooney, C. (2011). The Industrial Revolution: investigate how technology changed the world with 25 projects. White River, VT: Nomad

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  • TEXT: Industrial Revolution For Kids: The People and Technology That Changed the World, Cheryl Mullenbach

Mullenbach, C. (2014). The Industrial Revolution for Kids. Independent Pub Group.

 

Performance Task

Railroads

 

  • VIDEO: PBS Grandest Enterprise Under God

Ken Burns - The West. Ep. 05: The Grandest Enterprise ... (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlYATwSMRsU

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  • TEXT: Perspectives on the Industrial Revolution, Carla Mooney

  • Press.Mooney, C. (2018). Perspectives on the industrial revolution. Mankato, 

 

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  • TEXT: Industrial Revolution For Kids: The People and Technology That Changed the World, Cheryl Mullenbach

Mullenbach, C. (2014). The Industrial Revolution for Kids. Independent Pub 

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Videos

 

  • VIDEO: New Yorker, Kid Inventors Tell All

11 Kid Inventors Break Down Their Greatest Inventions ... (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiuU1mlFeEc 

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  • VIDEO: Ted Talk: Thomas Suarez Inventor of Apps

Suarez, T. (n.d.). Transcript of "A 12-year-old app developer". Retrieved from https://www.ted.com/talks/thomas_suarez_a_12_year_old_app_developer/transcript?language=en

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  • VIDEO: Ted Talk: Richard Turere from Kenya invents a flashing Lion Light to save his village

Turere, R. (n.d.). My invention that made peace with lions. Retrieved from https://www.ted.com/talks/richard_turere_my_invention_that_made_peace_with_lions/up-next?language=en 

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  • VIDEO: Ted Talk: Kelvin Doe from Sierra Leone makes his own radio station! 

15-Yr-Old Kelvin Doe Wows M.I.T. - YouTube. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOLOLrUBRBY 

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  • VIDEO: Model T video on Youtube:

Weekly, S. (2014, December 3). Model T. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3sPQA57DVE

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  • VIDEO: PBS Grandest Enterprise Under God

Ken Burns - The West. Ep. 05: The Grandest Enterprise ... (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlYATwSMRsU

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Texts/ Ebooks

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  • TEXT: Industrial Revolution For Kids: The People and Technology That Changed the World, Cheryl Mullenbach

Mullenbach, C. (2014). The Industrial Revolution for Kids. Independent Pub Group.

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  • TEXT: The Industrial Revolution: investigate how technology changed the world with 25 projects, Carla Mooney

Mooney, C. (2011). The Industrial Revolution: investigate how technology changed the world with 25 projects. White River, VT: Nomad

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  • TEXT: Perspectives on the Industrial Revolution, Carla Mooney

Press.Mooney, C. (2018). Perspectives on the industrial revolution. Mankato, MN: 12-Story Library.

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  • TEXT/ONLINE ACCESS: NYC DOE Grade 4 Unit 5 Making The Empire State

WeTeachNYC. (n.d.). Making the Empire State: Immigration, Industrialization and Westward Movement, NYCDOE: Passport to Social Studies: Grade 4, unit 5. Retrieved from https://www.weteachnyc.org/resources/resource/passport-social-studies-grade-4-unit-3-ce8eff97-ab78-4b2c-a205-3b7d82a3be61-copy/

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  • E-BOOK: A Young People’s History of the United States, Howard Zinn 

March 1, 2020. (2020, March 28). Free E-Book Version of "A Young People's History of the United States". Retrieved from https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/free-copy-young-peoples-history 

                

  • TEXT: How Machines Changed Cultures, Baby Professor

Professor, B. (2018). How Machines Changed Cultures : Industrial Revolution for Kids - History for Kids | Timelines of History for Kids | 6th Grade Social Studies. Newark, DE: Speedy Publishing LLC.

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Websites

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  • WEBSITE: PBS: Who Made America, Samuel Slater

Who Made America? | Innovators | Samuel Slater. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/theymadeamerica/whomade/slater_hi.html

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  • WEBSITE: Scholastic: Facts for Now, Industrial Revolution

Industrial Revolution. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.factsfornow.scholastic.com/article?product_id=nbk&type=0ta&uid=10676850&id=a2014620-h 

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  • WEBSITE: Mental Floss: 11 Things invented by kids

11 Amazing Things You Didn't Know Were Invented by Kids. (2017, March 27). Retrieved from https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/93162/11-amazing-things-you-didnt-know-were-invented-kids

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Differentiated Instruction Resources/Standards

 

Summary: This resource provides a wide list of discourse specific vocabulary in 10 of the most prevalent languages in NYS. It has free downloadable PDFs for Math, Literacy, Social Studies and Science

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Image Courtesy

  • IMAGE: Four Industrial Revolutions

*, N. (n.d.). ECIPE. Retrieved from https://ecipe.org/blog/manufacturing-the-future/

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Technological Resources

  1. PPT

  2. Google Slides

  3. Quicktime

  4. IMovie

  5. Flipgrid - Flipgrid.com

  6. Epic - Getepic.com

 

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1: The Industrial Revolution for Kids, Cheryl Mullenbach

Mullenbach, C. (2014). The Industrial Revolution for Kids. Independent Pub Group.

Summary: The 319 page book is a wonderful resource for teachers to pick and choose from as they introduce students to the Industrial Revolution. This book covers both the first and second industrial revolutions but not in a linear manner with boring facts. The book connects important events during the industrial revolutions and connects them with the lives of people and their experiences and lives in relation to the progress, invention and advance of society. All the events are followed up with really interesting and simple activities that can help students understand concepts.  For e.g. an activity to analyze interchangeable parts using a toilet at home is so straightforward and really helps them understand what  Eli Whitney’s new idea to making things was. It was called interchangeable parts which eventually revolutionized manufacturing. 

Why this resource? 

Cheryl Mullenbach’s book might say it is for kids in the title but it pulls no punches when talking about the ways in which the industrial revolution affected the lives of people. 

It speaks to the ingenuity of man and how every situation can be used in a positive manner. For e.g. one of the first examples in the book talks about Louisa Morgan, daughter of the wealthy tycoon J.P. Morgan and her wedding dress. The author then tells us about Nora Nelson a young woman who worked in a factory in Troy, NY and also thought of her marriage. Nora started a matrimonial club and managed to help hundreds of women move to Tacoma, WA. Her writing is sharp and cuts through to the different  perspectives in sentences like this, “ Louisa Morgan and Nora Nelson lived at the same time and only about 150 miles apart, but their lives were vastly different. Nora’s situation was much like that of thousands of young people at the time – constant struggle in a harsh and bleak environment. Louisa’s circumstances were shared by a privileged few. And although Louisa and Nora never knew one another, they depended on each other for their livelihoods.” This resource can be an excellent starting point for students to dive deep into how one event is viewed and perceived so differently by different groups in society. It will encourage animated discussion and really get students thinking. 

Limitations:

  I believe this is a comprehensive resource and don’t see very many limitations to using it. However, teachers do need to make sure the language and content is accessible to their students by ensuring they only use parts of it and not assign large portions of it as readings. Secondly, the activities in the book might not be achieved in class with the limited time there is in most curriculum plans for social studies. However, these are fantastic for this time when students are at home and will be able to engage with the activity. 

 

2: The Industrial Revolution: investigate how technology changed the world with 25 projects, Carla Mooney

Mooney, C. (2011). The Industrial Revolution: investigate how technology changed the world with 25 projects. White River, VT: Nomad 

 

Summary: This resource is a comprehensive text that covers the major inventions from both the Industrial revolutions and focuses on the inventors and their lives. The book is organized chronologically and also by large categories such as transport, communication, electricity etc. The book also has a lot of activities for students to try out that are engaging and informational. 

Why this resource?

This book offers students a more time based way of looking at history. I know for me personally, it’s easier to see things as they happened in time in a more systematic manner. This resource in conjunction with the earlier book will create a powerful lens through which students can see history both through the perspective of ordinary people and extraordinary inventors. 

Limitations: The writing in the book is a little one sided with only glorification of inventors and inventions but in combination with other resources this can balanced out. 

 

3: Perspectives on the industrial revolution, Carla Mooney

Press.Mooney, C. (2018). Perspectives on the industrial revolution. Mankato, MN: 12-Story Library.

Summary: This is an excellent resource that covers every invention from the Cotton Gin to Andrew Carnegie’s philanthropy and how it was criticized. It gives students many points of views and related events that occurred because of an invention. For example in the text relating to the Cotton Gin, they speak about how patents became important, how many historians consider this very invention the reason for the Civil war. If the Gin hadn’t been invented slave ownership might not have increased. Through short chapters that have straightforward language the reader is allowed to think and analyze the event and see results that they might not have imagined. 

Why this resource?

While the last two resources offer a ordinary person’s perspective and the inventors perspective, this book gives students access to the results an invention can have on laws, society, and our lives. It is very important for them to see this as we study this unit on the industrial revolution and are currently living through the 4th industrial revolution. 

Limitations: The writing in the book is a little one sided with only glorification of inventors and inventions but in combination with other resources this can balanced out. 

 

4: Videos: 11 Kid Inventors Break Down Their Greatest Inventions, The New Yorker;  11 Amazing Things You Didn't Know Were Invented by Kids, Mental Floss; 15 Year Old Kelvin Doe Wows MIT; Thomas Suarez & Richard Turere

 

11 Kid Inventors Break Down Their Greatest Inventions ... (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiuU1mlFeEc

11 Amazing Things You Didn't Know Were Invented by Kids. (2017, March 27). Retrieved from https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/93162/11-amazing-things-you-didnt-know-were-invented-kids

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Ted Talk: Thomas Suarez Inventor of Apps

Suarez, T. (n.d.). Transcript of "A 12-year-old app developer". Retrieved from https://www.ted.com/talks/thomas_suarez_a_12_year_old_app_developer/transcript?language=en

 

Ted Talk: Richard Turere from Kenya invents a flashing Lion Light to save his village

Turere, R. (n.d.). My invention that made peace with lions. Retrieved from https://www.ted.com/talks/richard_turere_my_invention_that_made_peace_with_lions/up-next?language=en 

 

Summary: 

All of these resources introduce both teachers and students to kid inventions both big and small. The New Yorker video focuses on student inventions that are not commercialized yet but students can see the invention process and what motivates inventors. The mental floss resource focuses more inventions that are part of our lives now but we probably didn’t know or never thought about where they came from. Kelvin Doe’s video shows how need and a strong drive creates inventions from the most minimal resources and can be tremendously beneficial to our communities. 

Why these resources?

When most people think of inventions, science or some form of professional training comes to mind. These resources are critical for a unit like this where we are looking at past inventions and advancements for 2 reasons:

1. This is a great opportunity to build a STEM focus while teaching social studies and allowing students to see that history isn’t just something that happened in the past. It affects our everyday. 

2. It’s very important for students to realize that there is no age or qualification that is a prerequisite when it comes to solving problems. They might read about Ben Franklin leaving home at 10 and then becoming this incredible inventor, but they need to see kids closer to their own age and time doing the same things in their everyday lives.  

Limitations: 

The primary limitations of these resources are that they are long and need to be edited so that students can maximize their learning time with the video. Teachers will need to review the video and choose the most engaging and critical parts.

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America Moves to the City – Video & Article, Khan Academy 

Immigration and migration in the Gilded Age (video). (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/the-gilded-age/gilded-age/v/immigration-and-migration-in-the-gilded-age 

America moves to the city (article). (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/the-gilded-age/gilded-age/a/america-moves-to-the-city

 

Summary: 

Both these resources focus on the push and pull factors that caused the movement of rural populations to urban areas. 

Why these resources?

A huge repercussion of the Industrial revolutions has been mass exodus of rural to urban populations. Most students are aware of migrations and immigration as reasons for people moving to cities. This article and video both explain internal migrations to students. They explain how the industrial revolution both increased jobs in the city and also took away jobs on farms as more and more farm jobs became mechanized. 

Limitations: 

The primary limitations of these resources are that they might be too advanced for an elementary school student. The language and concepts might be inaccessible for them. However, choosing specific parts and using the transcript to support student understanding will allow for these to be used effectively in the classroom. 

 

 

Crash course world history, Khan Academy; What is the fourth Industrial Revolution, World Economic Forum

Crash Course World History: The Industrial Revolution (video). (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.khanacademy.org/partner-content/big-history-project/acceleration/bhp-acceleration/v/bhp-industrial-revolution-crashcourse

What is the Fourth Industrial Revolution? - YouTube. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpW9JcWxKq0 

Summary: 

Both these resources are more teacher resources that can be used to shore up our knowledge. The khan academy video talks about the industrial revolution and explains absolutely everything related to it, the origins of it in Great Britain. While the World Economic Forum video gives a  very clear understanding of what the 4th industrial revolution which we are currently in, is about. The viewpoint it offers where we can create an equitable and more just world using less of the planet’s resources are an eye opening and very positive approach to our current times. 

Why these resources?

The fourth industrial revolution is said to have begun in 2016 and is a huge event in our current histories. As they learn about the 1st and 2nd revolutions that changed the world in the past, it would be a missed opportunity to not let them analyze what is happening in the moment and will affect their lives.   

The Khan Academy video is an excellent way for teachers to brush up on their own understanding of both the 1st and 2nd Industrial revolutions. 

Limitations: 

These are mainly teacher resources. If considered for use as  student resources they are probably too advanced and meant for higher grades. Small portions can be shown to students as scaffolds but need to be carefully curated. 


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