Sloss Furnaces | Yellowhammer History Hunt

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Subject Area

Social Studies

Grade(s)

4

Overview

Explore Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark to learn how iron and steel are made in this episode of Yellowhammer History Hunt. Once one of the largest producers of pig iron, Sloss helped make Birmingham the Magic City. Today, its metal arts program keeps the knowledge of making iron alive.

Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 4

SS10.4.10

Analyze social and educational changes during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries for their impact on Alabama.

UP:SS10.4.10

Vocabulary

  • implementation
  • agriculture
  • "separate but not equal"
  • Populism
  • suffrage

Knowledge

Students know:
  • The social impact of the implementation of the Plessey v. Ferguson "separate but not equal" court decision and the birth of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) on Alabama.
  • The educational changes during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries impacted Alabama in several ways including the establishment of normal schools and land-grant colleges such as Huntsville Normal School (Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical [A&M] University), Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama (Auburn University), Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute (Tuskegee University), Lincoln Normal School (Alabama State University).
  • The changing role of industry, trade, and agriculture in Alabama during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, including the rise of Populism.
  • The purposes and the effects of Jim Crow Laws.
  • Important Alabamians who made contributions in the fields of science, education, the arts, politics, and business during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries including Booker T. Washington, George Washington Carver, Jesse Owens, Tallulah Bankhead, W.C. Handy, Helen Keller, Patti Ruffner Jacobs, and Julia Tutwiler.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Identify social changes in Alabama including implementation of the Plessey versus Ferguson "separate but not equal" court decision, birth of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
  • Identify educational changes during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries for their impact on Alabama including the establishment of normal schools and land-grant colleges such as Huntsville Normal School (Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical [A&M] University), Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama (Auburn University), Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute (Tuskegee University), Lincoln Normal School (Alabama State University).
  • Identify the cause and effect relationship between the development and changing role of industry, trade, and agriculture in Alabama during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, including the rise of Populism.
  • Interpret the Jim Crow laws.
  • Identify Alabamians who made contributions in the fields of science, education, the arts, politics, and business during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Industry and agriculture in Alabama saw many changes during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
  • Social (racial) injustices occurred in Alabama during this time and these injustices impacted Alabama.
  • Many key Alabamians had an impact on the world of education.

CR Resource Type

Audio/Video

Resource Provider

PBS

License Type

BY-NC

Accessibility

Audio resources: includes a transcript or subtitles
Video resources: includes closed captioning or subtitles
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