Iowa Past to Present Teacher's Guide: Chapter 15: Business and Industry in Iowa

Introduction

Iowans manufacture (make) many different products, including tractors, washing machines, and ballpoint pens. The companies that make products like these are called industries, and the buildings where they are made are called factories. The first products manufactured in our state were made within the home in the 1800s. Factories appeared later. Through the years, Iowa industries have been related to agriculture, using the corn, oats, beef, and pork raised on Iowa farms. Most Iowa industries have been located in the eastern part of the state, which has the largest cities to provide the work force. Iowa products are sold all over the world.

Explore the resources on this page to find out more about ideas in the chapter:

• Iowa Past to Present Teacher Guide: Chapter 15
• Pathways: Find related articles and make connections with other ideas in Iowa history.
• Artifacts: View related images, videos and more.
• Side Trails: Explore more on this topic on other websites.

Suggested Classroom Resources and Lesson Plans

• "Work" Curriculum Collection, Prairie Voices, State Historical Society of Iowa
• Social and Economic Development in Iowa 1870 - 1940, Explorations in Iowa History Project, University of Northern Iowa
• Iowa Pathways Quest and Challenges
  The Iowa Pathways Quest and Challenges are a collection of tasks that support students as they make and interpret connections among the people, places, events, and ideas of Iowa. Worksheets that model the thinking and research process are provided, as well as rubrics to aid you and your students.
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Iowa Past to Present Chapter Listing

This online teachers guide was developed as a companion to the textbook Iowa Past to Present: The People and the Prairie (Revised 3rd Ed.); written by Dorothy Schwieder, Thomas Morain, and Lynn Nielsen; published by University of Iowa Press. Select a chapter from the list below to find related content and classroom resources.

• Chapter 1: The Changing Land
• Chapter 2: American Indians, The Earliest People in Iowa
• Chapter 3: Many Flags over Iowa
• Chapter 4: Pioneers on the Prairie
• Chapter 5: Pioneer Life on the Prairie
• Chapter 6: Rivers, Trails, and Train Tracks, Transportation in the 1800s
• Chapter 7: A Nation Divided
• Chapter 8: Settlers from Many Lands
• Chapter 9: Providing a Government
• Chapter 10: Schools for a New State
• Chapter 11: Keeping Faith on the Frontier
• Chapter 12: Experiments in Community Living
• Chapter 13: Life on the Farm—Iowa Style
• Chapter 14: New Inventions Bring Change
• Chapter 15: Business and Industry in Iowa
• Chapter 16: Word War I and Hard Times After
• Chapter 17: Depression, Changing Times, and World War II
• Chapter 18: A Time of Many Changes
• Chapter 19: Iowa in the World