The History of Sanitation
Learning Target: I will be able to evaluate the choices humans have made to impact their sanitation practices as we urbanize.
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Illinois Social Science Standards
Illinois Social Science Standards
SS.H.4.6-8.LC: Explain multiple causes and effects of historical events.
SS.H.4.6-8.MdC: Compare the central historical arguments in secondary works across multiple media.
SS.H.4.6-8.MC: Organize applicable evidence into a coherent argument about the past.
SS.H.1.6-8.LC: Classify series of historical events and developments as examples of change and/or continuity.
SS.H.1.6-8.MdC: Analyze connections among events and developments in broader historical contexts.
SS.H.1.6-8.MC: Use questions generated about individuals and groups to analyze why they, and the developments they shaped, are seen as historically significant.
Key Terms
Key Terms
Rural - relating to, or characteristic of the countryside rather than the town.
Urban - relating to, or characteristic of a town or city.
Urbanization - An increase in a population in cities during the Industrial Revolution, when workers moved towards cities to obtain jobs in factories as agricultural jobs became less common.
Population Density - The of number of people in a specific area and how close together they are.
Lesson Notes
Lesson Notes
"How the Other Half Lives"
"How the Other Half Lives"
Many cities did not have clean water, sewers, trash removal.
Many poor workers living in single-room apartments called tenements.
Poor neighborhoods became known as slums.
Illnesses such as dysentery, cholera, tuberculosis, and influenza spread rapidly and killed many.
Cities began to pass laws to improve living conditions.
Important Discussion Points
What challenges does a high population density, like seen in Urban areas bring?
How might rapid urbanization make these challenges worse?
What challenges do urban areas face today, and how have we tried to solve them or make their impacts less harmful?
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