| All of our
programs have been reviewed to ensure their relevance to state and national standards.
(See
School Program descriptions.) Below are the ties to the Massachusetts
Curriculum Frameworks standards. The Industrial Revolution: A Self-Guided Tour History
and Social Science Learning Standards: Growth of the United States
to 1820 5.34: Identify the diverging economic issues that contributed to the onset
of the Civil War.
USI 26: Explain the importance of the Transportation Revolution
of the 19th century (the building of canals, railroads), including the stimulus
it provided to the growth of a market economy.
USI 27: Explain the emergence
and impact of the textile industry in New England and industrial growth generally
throughout antebellum American.
USI 28: Describe the rapid growth of slavery
in the South after 1800, the impact of the cotton gin on the economics of slavery
and Southern agriculture.
USII 1 Explain the various causes of the Industrial
Revolution:
USII 2 Explain the important consequences of the Industrial Revolution
English/Language Arts Learning Standards
1.3 Apply understanding
of agreed-upon rules and individual roles in order to make decisions.
9.5
Relate a literary work to artifacts, artistic creations, or historical sites of
the period of its setting. Science and Technology/Engineering Learning
Standards
Manufacturing Technologies Learning Standards 4.1: Describe
and explain the manufacturing systems of custom and mass production.
4.2 Explain
and give examples of impacts of interchangeable parts, components of mass-produced
products, and the use of automation. Physical Sciences (Chemistry and Physics)
Forms of Energy 4 Identify the basic forms of energy. Recognize that energy is
the ability to cause motion or create change. 5 Give examples of how energy can
be transferred from one form to another. Life Science (Biology) Ecology
6.4 Analyze changes in an ecosystem resulting from natural causes, changes in
climate, human activity, or introduction of non-native species. Changes
in Ecosystems Over Time 17 Identify ways in which ecosystems have changed throughout
geologic time in response to physical conditions, interactions among organisms,
and actions of humans. | 