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Objective 3.02 Statement: Instructional Plans:
 * Describe the environmental impact of regional activities such as deforestation, urbanization, and industrialization and evaluate their significance to the global community
 * From the Model T Ford to Smart Cars: the stream of industrialization and its affect on the world.
 *  For a hook, I think it would be interesting to have students invent their own creation that they think would better the world or provide a useful service. They could fill out a patent form and draw an illustration. Next, they will make an online timeline including dates of inventions they believe changed the world. I will then lead into a discussion on how technology and industrialization affects the world. We will form two “teams” that will be responsible for either arguing for or against industrialization and then conduct a debate. For an exit slip, students will hand in an index card on which they will write the biggest pro and con (in their opinion) correlated with industrialization. I think this lesson would be successful in many ways: it incorporates technology, inspires conversation, allows for creativity, generate awareness, and develops voice. I want students to leave with a new perspective on technology and its impact on the world. I'd also like them to understand how industrialization occured. I can evaluate their progress by observing participation and through their exit slips.