Glidden's Patent Application for Barbed Wire.

Ray, Emily; Schamel, Wynell

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ERIC Number: EJ540247

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1997

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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724

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Glidden's Patent Application for Barbed Wire.

Ray, Emily; Schamel, Wynell

Social Education, v61 n1 p53-56 Jan 1997

Describes a series of teaching activities to be used in conjunction with a reproduction of Joseph Glidden's patent for barbed wire fencing. These include document analysis, creative interpretation, and personal experience. Presents a brief history of the social and economic effects of the introduction of barbed wire to the West. (MJP)

Descriptors: Content Analysis, Economic Impact, Land Settlement, Learning Activities, Material Culture, Modernization, North American History, Primary Sources, Science and Society, Secondary Education, Social Change, Social Studies, Teaching Methods, Technological Advancement

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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