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. History and Social Science:
Grade 4 North American
Geography: Concepts and Skills: Observe and describe national historic sites and
describe their function and significance. (History) Give examples of how the interaction
of buyers and sellers influences the prices of goods and services in markets.
(Economics) Grade 5 Learning Standards: Growth of the United States to
1820: Identify the diverging economic issues that contributed to the onset of
the Civil War. Grades 8-12 Concepts and Skills: Show connections, causal
and otherwise, between particular historical events and ideas and larger social,
economic, and political trends and developments. (History, Economics) Interpret
the past within its own historical context rather than in terms of present day
norms and values. (History, Economics)
Distinguish intended from unintended
consequences. (History, Economics) Describe the role of buyers and sellers in
determining the equilibrium price, and use supply and demand to explain and predict
changes in quantity and price. (Economics) Describe how the earnings of workers
are affected by the market value of the product produced and worker skills. (Economics)
Learning Standards 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.
e. the technological improvements
and inventions that contributed to industrial growth
f. the causes and impact
of the wave of immigration from Northern Europe to America in the 1840s and 1850s
g. the rise of a business class of merchants and manufacturers
h. the
roles of women in New England textile factories USII.1 Explain the various
causes of the Industrial Revolution:
c. Important technological and scientific
advances
d. The role of business leaders, entrepreneurs, and inventors USII.2
Explain the important consequences of the Industrial Revolution d. the growth
of big business
e. the environmental impact of the Industrial Revolution f.
the expansion of cities USII.5 Explain the formation and goals of unions
a. the American Federation of Labor English/Language Arts
Grades
5-6 Learning Standards: 1.3 Apply understanding of agreed-upon rules and individual
roles in order to make decisions. 9.4 Relate a literary work to information about
its setting. (if Lyddie)
Grades 7-8 Learning Standards: 1.4 Know and apply
rules for formal discussions. 9.5 Relate a literary work to artifacts, artistic
creations, or historical sites of the period of its setting. (if Lyddie)
Science and Technology/Engineering
Grades 6-8 Manufacturing Technologies
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. | 