Indiana Social Studies 4.H.7
The Standard
Give examples of Indiana’s increasing agricultural, industrial, political, and business development in the nineteenth century.
2026 Indiana Academic Standards: K-12 Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students give examples of how Indiana changed during the 1800s. They describe growth in farming, manufacturing, government, and business using details such as crops, wagons, the state constitution, and new companies.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can name corn and wheat farming, Studebaker wagon making, the 1851 state constitution, and the Eli Lilly company. They can explain how at least one example shows Indiana changing over time.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may treat a factory and a business as the same kind of example. They may also name something from the 1900s, such as Gary's steel mills, without checking the date.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Name one Indiana example from the 1800s for each area: farming, manufacturing, government, and business. Explain how one example shows change over time.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Have pairs sort cards labeled corn farms, 1851 constitution, Studebaker wagons, and Eli Lilly company into four labeled piles.
Ask partners: How could a railroad help an Indiana corn farmer sell a larger harvest?
Run a timeline race with cards for 1816 statehood, the 1851 constitution, 1852 Studebaker wagon making, and the 1876 Eli Lilly company.
Bring a Ball canning jar, find Muncie on a map, and connect Indiana glassmaking to families preserving farm harvests.
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Related Standards
- IS.4.1
Describe the economic developments in Indiana that helped transform the U.S. into a major industrial power.
- 4.E.1
Give examples of the kinds of goods produced and services provided in Indiana in different historical periods.
- 4.H.9
Identify and describe important events and movements that changed life in Indiana in the early twentieth century.
- IS.1.8
Describe the economic developments that transformed Indiana into a major industrial power and the factors necessary for industrialization.
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