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Assembly Line

Assembly Line. Life in American Factories. On your post it/note card. Put your name: Number #1 and #2 on the front And #1-4 on the back of your card. Stand up!. Please find 2 people that will be your partners and write their names on your notecard.

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Assembly Line

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  1. Assembly Line Life in American Factories

  2. On your post it/note card • Put your name: • Number • #1 and #2 on the front • And • #1-4 on the back of your card

  3. Stand up! • Please find 2 people that will be your partners and write their names on your notecard. • Your partner must not be sitting next to you 

  4. Brainstorm • Answer the following questions on the back of your response card… • 1. What is an assembly line?

  5. Brainstorm • Answer the following questions on the back of your response card… • 2. What were the differences between the old Ford Model T assembly line and the modern BMW assembly line?

  6. Visit your 1st partner • Standing meeting… • Discuss your response with your partner for 30 seconds.

  7. Success of big business • Andrew Carnage: Revolutionized the steel industry that lead to massive urbanization in America (Bessemer Process). • Henry Ford: Developed the assembly line to mass produce cars at an affordable price. • John D. Rockefeller: Founder of the Standard Oil Company, which dominated the US oil industry in the early 1900s.

  8. Assembly Line Activity!

  9. Brainstorm • Answer the following questions on the back of your response card… • 3. What are potential positive and negative effects of the assembly line?

  10. Visit your 2nd partner • Standing meeting… • Discuss your response with your partner for 30 seconds.

  11. Central Historical Question 4. Was the success of big business during the industrial era good for workers? Explain…

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