Research Project on Sweatshops

Research Project on Sweatshops

Research Project on Sweatshops

Today we are going to be researching Sweatshops throughout the world. Companies such as Wal Mart and Nike have come under fire for their treatment of workers over the last 20-25 years. There are strong arguments for and against having sweatshops across the world. Here is some reading information for you:

AGAINST SWEATSHOPS:
http://www.veganpeace.com/sweatshops/sweatshops_and_child_labor.htm
http://www.laborrights.org/creating-a-sweatfree-world/sweatshops
Claims against Nike: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~lormand/poli/nike/nikelabor.htm
FOR SWEATSHOPS:
http://www.veganpeace.com/sweatshops/sweatshops_and_child_labor.htm
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/15/opinion/15kristof.html

Your assignment is to research all there is to know about sweatshops across the world. Using PowerPoint, you will want to answer the following questions (these are to help you get started):

1.) What are sweatshops?
2.) What countries have been criticized for using sweatshops?
3.) What companies/corporations are at fault?
4.) What are the conditions within the sweatshops that have people upset (wages, hours, etc.) ?
5.) Are companies held accountable?
6.) Where have there been violations (if any) in the United States?
7.) What organizations are working to help these workers?

8.) What are the arguments for sweatshops? What are the arguments against them?
9.) What is YOUR opinion?

PowerPoints need to have the following:
* Title Page
*12 slides with facts, research, pictures and information
*Bibliography of websites that you used

Industrial Revolution Reading

http://spartacus-educational.com/IRchild.htm 

Go to "Life in the Factory"

There are 10 topics. For each topic, we will write down 3 facts from the reading.  There are a lot of great facts to look at in this reading.  We will discuss as a class tomorrow.

You can either type it or write it, whatever you please!

Industrial Revolution

http://webs.bcp.org/sites/vcleary/ModernWorldHistoryTextbook/IndustrialRevolution/Introduction.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP8k_f3PFq8

Scientfic Revolution

Here are some of the activities we will be doing today:

1.) Watch this video as an introduction to our lesson: http: Intro Video

2.) Play this game! = http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/physics/galileo-experiments.html 

3.) Creating a PowerPoint, looking up the following scientists and write down the following:
                             a.) The contributions of the scientists
                             b.) A picture of their contribution

       Scientists = Galileo, Francis Bacon, Rene Descartes, Johannes Kepler, Andreas Vesalius 

*When you are finished, continue to work on the 1.1 WS from Monday

Middle Passage Assignment

Today we will be looking at The Middle Passage, which is the voyage for slave trade from Africa to the Americas.  One of the ugly parts of European exploration would be the fact that they were seeking a cheap labor source. 

This website will explain the horrific voyage over and give you a detailed account of what life was like for the Africans aboard these slave ships.

Go to this website: 

Here are the topics you will look at:

*Life on the Slave Ships

*Death on the Slave Ships

*The Daily Routine on the Slave Ships

*Fighting Back: Revolt on the Slave Ships

*Passage A Great Sin of Humanity

Your assignment is to write down (either using a sheet of paper or using Microsoft Word) 5 facts on each topic area.

Aztec/Incan Assignment

Watch this video first (First 6:00 only): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjhIzemLdos

Aztec PowerPoint
Go to the following website: http://www.pbs.org/conquistadors/cortes/cortes_flat.html 

You will be making a PowerPoint over the Aztec Empire & the conquering of the Aztecs. The website has plenty of information that will help you get a better feel for the Aztec way of life. Your PowerPoint needs to be at least 10 slides with at least 8 pictures.