ja america works. introductions session 1 emigration leaving one country to settle in another....
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JA America Works
Introductions
Session 1
Emigration
Leaving one country to settle in another.
(Emigration = Exit)
Immigration
Settling in a country which is not native.
(Immigration = Into)
Many immigrants were entrepreneurs.
Immigration EntrepreneurLevi Strauss
(Student Workbook page 1)
Session 1
Session 1
Entrepreneur
Person who starts a business in hope of earning a profit.
Can you name any???
Mark Zuckerberg
Oprah Winfrey
Steve Jobs
Kid Entrepreneurs
• Robert Nay - 14• Made “Bubble Ball” app• 2 million downloads within
2 weeks (now at 10.5 million)
• Ashley Qualls - 14• Whateverlife.com
developer for free layouts• Grossed over $1 million
from Adsense
Session 1
So Why Did People Immigrate to the United States?
Political Freedom
Escape from Poverty
Religious Freedom
Job Opportunity
Adventure
Session 1
Pull Factor
Reasons that attracted them to a new place
Push Factor
Circumstances that drove them from their country
Session 1
Pushed out Pulled In
Session 1
Activity
Do You Stay or Do You Go?(Teacher’s Guide page 13)
Session 1
Activity
Who Am I?(Teacher’s Guide page 14)
Work in Groups
Read summaries on page 2
5 minutes
Underline or highlight key points
Be ready for JEOPARDY!!!!!!
Session 2
AgricultureScience, art, and business of cultivating soil,
producing crops, and raising livestock; farming
AgricultureDependent
Non-AgricultureDependent
Dependence on Agriculture for a Living
1850s
AgricultureDependent
Non-AgricultureDependent
2000s
Identify states where agriculture still plays an important role.
Session 2
CostSomething of value that is given up
when making a decision
BenefitSomething of value received
when making a decision
Clipping Coupons Cost = Time Benefit = Saved $$
Session 2
Opportunity CostWhat must be given up (the next best alternative) when a
decision is made.
Session 2
Homestead ActFree land to people who agreed to and met requirements:
• 21 years old or older
• Head of Household
• Live on and improve 160-acre parcel for five years
(build a home, make improvements)
• Pay a small filing fee
1 acre is slightly less than a football field.
Session 2
Homestead Act in South Dakota
Wagner
Session 2
Agriculture EntrepreneurDaniel Freeman(Student Workbook page 6)
Session 2
Activity
Homestead Act Scenario Cards(Teacher’s Guide page 21 – Student Workbook page 7)
Session 2
Session 3
Natural Resources
Naturally occurring materials – some are renewable, while others eventually may run out.
Natural Resources Entrepreneur(Student Workbook page 8)
James P. Beckwourth
Session 3
California Gold Rush
Forty-ninersPeople who flocked to California
in 1849 to strike-it-rich. ProspectorPerson looking for opportunities
in mining; Seeking a fortune from gold or silver.
Session 3
Session 3
Boomtowns
Student Workbook page 9
Session 3
Hotel
Assay Office
Livery StableLaundry Facilities
Restaurant
Bank
Mill
Boomtowns
Student Workbook page 9
Supply and Demand
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Supply Demand
Session 3
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5
10
15
20
25
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Supply Demand
High Supply
+ Low Demand
Low Prices
Low Supply
+ High Demand
High Prices
Ghost TownsSession 3
Activity
Strike-It-Rich Game(Teacher’s Guide page 27 – Student Workbook page 10)
Session 3
Session 4
Transportation Entrepreneur(Student Workbook page 11)
Leland Stanford
Transportation(Student Workbook page 12)
Transportation in the 1800s
Transportation today
Session 4
Session 4
Railroads
“Iron Horse”
Boats/Barges
“Nature’s Mule”
Less expensiveMore expensive
Session 4
HumanCapital
Natural
Resources
Session 4
Activity
In Pursuit of Progress(Teacher’s Guide Page 32 – Student Workbook page 13)
Session 5
CommunicationCommunication in
the 1800sCommunication in
the 2000s
Session 5
Communication Entrepreneur (Student Workbook page 17)
Mary “Stagecoach” Fields
Session 5
Activity
Communication Activity(Teacher’s Guide Page 37 – Student Workbook page 17-18)
Telegraph and Morse Code
Session 5
Activity
Morse Code(Student Workbook page 18-21)
Session 5
Session 6
Communication
Entertainment
Household Appliances
How Have Things Changed?
(Then vs. Now)
Session 6
Industrialization and Production
Industrialization led to better equipment and machinery which increased productivity.
Session 6
“Necessity is the mother of invention.”
(What does this mean?)
Session 6
Scarcity
InventionSomething of use that is developed for the first time
through imagination and experimentation.
InnovationUse of creative
ideas to improve an existing product
or process.
Session 6
Industrialization Entrepreneur (Student Workbook page 23)
Ellen Curtis Demorest
Session 6
Entrepreneurs
Can Change the World
Session 6
Activity
Now What? Innovation Card(Student Workbook page 23-24)
Session 6
Closure and Graduation