Child Labor

Child Labor - Interactive Assessment

by GEMPS MICHELOT

​Lesson Essential Question: How did  The Industrial Revolution impact Child Labor?

Lesson Objective:  Analyze the impact of Child Labor during the Progressive Era.

• STANDARDS

• Social Studies - 8.2c Increased urbanization and industrialization contributed to  changes in labor conditions.

• Next Generation - 8R1: Cite textual evidence to strongly support an analysis of what the text says explicitly/implicitly and make logical inferences. (RI&RL)

​HISTORICAL CONTEXT

​During the Industrial Revolution poor children often worked full time jobs in order to help support their families. Children as young as four years old worked long hours in factories under dangerous conditions. The practice of child labor continued throughout much of the Industrial Revolution until laws were eventually passed that made child labor illegal.

Industrial Revolution: Child Labor

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Multiple Choice

Who had the job of supervising the child factory workers and make sure they obey the rules.

• Factory Overseer

• Child Worker

• Mill owner

• Parent of Child Worker

Multiple Choice

You must get the most out of your workers, not only because you want to make more money, but also because the country must progress. Who is this?

• Child Worker

• Adult Spinner

• Mill Owner

• Overseer

Multiple Choice

You work long hours and get fined if you break any of the harsh rules. Your work is very dangerous. Who would this be?

• Overseer

• Child Worker

• Adult Spinner

• Mill Owner

Multiple Choice

The overseer makes sure you work very hard and do not break the hard rules. You get paid less than adults. Who is this?

• Overseer

• Child Worker

• Adult Spinner

• Parent of Child Worker

Multiple Choice

You and your child have to work long hours doing dangerous jobs. Your child gets beaten to him/her work harder. If you complain you may both lose your jobs. Who is this?

• Overseer

• Child Worker

• Adult Spinner

• Parent of Child Worker

Multiple Choice

How many days would a child work in the factories a week?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

Multiple Choice

What is the youngest that kids would work in a factory?

• 15

• 22

• 7

• 25

Multiple Choice

Why would factory owners want to hire kids to work?

• Can easily get to places that adults cant when fixing a machine?

• Kids work harder

• Kids will have more energy

• Can pay the kids less thus saving money.

Multiple Choice

What kind of conditions were the kids working in with these factories?

• Pleasant

• Chilly

• Harsh and dirty

• Clean and sanitary

Multiple Choice

What did the children spend the money they got from the factories on?

• Candy

• Pop

• Games

• Rent, Water, and anything else that helped the family.

Multiple Choice

Child labor is ANY work done by children under the age of

• 14

• 13
• 12
• 10

Multiple Choice

The number one cause of child labor is:

• No Education
• Factory Work
• Poverty and a lack of options

• Sweatshops

Multiple Choice

If a child works 14 hours a day for 6 days a week, how many hours were they working?

• 72
• 78
• 84
• 88

Multiple Choice

Which of the following BEST explains  the Mental impact of child labor?

• children were losing limbs and lives
• children did not get an education
• children did not have any social skills
• children were working long hours

Multiple Choice

Which of the following BEST explains the PHYSICAL impact of child labor

• children were losing limbs and lives
• children did not get an education
• children did not have any social skills
• children were working long hours

Multiple Choice

Which of the following BEST explains the SOCIAL impact of child labor

• America had a booming economy
• America had little racial issues
• America had people making good money in good labor conditions
• America had a generation(s) of people unable to read and write

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a job in which child labor was used

• coal mining
• clothes making
• manufacturing medicine

• farm work

Multiple Choice

Of the following types of diseases, which BEST describes the type a child would get when breathing toxic fumes while working.

• Lung
• Heart
• Liver
• Kidney

Multiple Select

Child workers, some as young as 10, have been found working in a textile __________ in conditions described as close to slavery.

• facility

• factory

• office

• machine

Multiple Select

Those unfortunate children produce clothes that appear destined for one the major high street _____________.

• warehouses

• retailers

• restaurants

• offices

Multiple Select

The children have to experience long hours of _______________ work, threats and beatings.

• unpaid

• free

• expensive

• overcharged

Multiple Select

The company said it was unaware that clothing intended for its stores had been improperly outsourced to a _________________ that used child labor.

• warehouse

• sweatshop

• closed shop

• foundation

Multiple Select

The United Nations has recognized this area as one of the world's _______________ where child laborers are used.

• hotspots

• scenes

• resorts

• centers

Multiple Select

Over 20 per cent of India's economy is _____________ on children, which comes to a total of 55 million youngsters under 14 working.

• dependent

• defendant

• based

• done

Multiple Select

Consumers in the West should not only be demanding answers from retailers about how their goods are produced but also should be looking into their consciences at how they spend their money and whether cheap prices in the West are worth the _____________ caused to so many children.

• joy

• suffering

• hard work

• talents

Multiple Choice

Which of the following BEST explains the PHYSICAL impact of child labor

• children were losing limbs and lives
• children did not get an education
• children did not have any social skills
• children were working long hours

Multiple Choice

If a child works 14 hours a day for 6 days a week, how many hours were they working?

• 72
• 78
• 84
• 88

Multiple Choice

Why would factory owners what to hire kids to work?

• Can easily get to places that adults cant when fixing a machine?

• Kids work harder

• Kids will have more energy

• Can pay the kids less thus saving money.

Multiple Choice

When did UNFAIR child labor begin?

• During the American Revolution

• In the 1600s on farms

• During the Industrial Revolution

• There was no unfair child labor

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT a reason why factory owners chose children?

• They could be paid less

• They worked quicker than adults

• They were less likely for organize a strike

• They were smaller and could fit into tight spaces

Multiple Select

Check all the places that children worked?

• Selling newspapers

• Orphanges

• Factories

• Coal Mines

Multiple Select

Check the conditions that child laborers faced.

• Low pay

• Long school hours

• Dangerous working condtions

• Mistreatment by overseers

Multiple Choice

True or False. The Factory Act of 1833 made it illegal for children under 9 to work.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What kind of conditions were the kids working in with these factories?

• Pleasant

• Chilly

• Harsh and dirty

• Clean and sanitary

Multiple Choice

True or false: Children who worked were kept safe and away from dangerous equipment.

• False

• True

Multiple Choice

Did children earn a lot of money working during the Industrial Revolution?

• Yes; they were paid like adults

• No; they were paid less than adults

Multiple Choice

What were the typical jobs of children during the Industrial Revolution?

• factory workers

• breaking up coal in coal mines

• chimney sweepers

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

What was the main reason children were hired to work during the Industrial revolution?

• They were small.

• They could be paid less.

• They were more responsive to authority than adults were.

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

This picture shows which problem of the factory system?

• safe working conditions

• urbanization
• unfair wages for women
• child labor

Open Ended

Based on your analysis of the video and your knowledge of the topic answer {L.E.Q}

How did  The Industrial Revolution impact Child Labor? FEEL FREE TO USE THIS SENTENCE STARTER

(Child Labor impacted the Industrial Revolution because.........)

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Justification for Child Labor

Go back to the TEACHER TUBE video and REPLAY reporter’s conversation with the woman featured below. Pay attention to her comment’s  regarding Child Labor in Bangladesh 

Did her rationalization/justification for  change or modify your view regarding the practice of Child Labor?

Is Child Labor a NECESSARY EVIL in some parts of the world?