Goal: To understand the ways that electricity improved the quality of life in america.
- Labor Saving Machines
- Electric Lighting
- Entertainment
- Improved Communications
Directions:
- Watch the video that highlights the impact of electrification
- Next, explore the Nearpod filled with primary images of early 20th century advertisements to examine the ways that electricity made life easier.
- In the Station 7 section of your handout, answer questions 1-2
- On the last page, fill in the "Electricity & Labor Saving Products" chart, with descriptions of how simple chores were done "before electricity", then describe way these same chores were done with the new electrically powered labor saving devices.