This lesson looks at the further developments in farming techniques by the 1870s and 1880s, in particular the impact of: dry farming, barbed wire, mechanisation and steel wind pumps.
The lesson resources include:
- 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) – Included in every American West lesson!
- 1 x Main Power Point Lesson
The 17 slide fully resourced lesson contains activities, tasks, practice exam questions, printable resources and all background knowledge:
- Slide 1: Title slide
- Slide 2-3: Recap 1 - Students recap the main problems with farming on the Great Plains. Includes answers and challenge questions.
- Slide 4: Recap 2 - Students use 5 images to identify the early solutions to farming problems.
- Slide 5-7: Starter - Students analyse 3 adverts promoting new developments in barbed wire and wind pumps. Includes prompt questions.
- Slide 8: Task 1 - A printable diagram to help students make notes about the impact of each improvement.
- Slide 9: Task 2 - A printable worksheet with comprehension style questions
- Slide 10-11: Task 3 - An optional creative task to create an advert promoting a new life in the American West. Example given.
- Slide 12: Follow up challenge questions
- Slide 13-14: Learning Review - A 6 question gap fill with answers.
- Slide 15: Lesson fact sheet/knowledge organiser
- Slide 16: Example assessment/exam questions
- Slide 17: More from RA Resources
All images used in this resource are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. Images labelled as AI are from a website from which I have a subscription and commercial licence to use the images generated and are the property of RA Resources. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.
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