I would show them pictures of the shirtwaist itself, the factory (pre and post fire) and women fighting for better working conditions. I would get their first reactions to each and then I would explain what each photo was and what it meant and then get their reaction after hearing the explanations. I would them use those reactions to facilitate a class discussion and then connect it to a modern event such as workers rights movements in places like Bangladesh.

I would show examples of the new farming technologies that were being developed and ask them to give me reasons that these would be positive and negative. I would also have them discuss what other parts of society would change with the invention and use of these new technologies and how that would change America overall.

I would lead my class in discussion of the changing size and role of the federal government through our history. I would break the class up into four groups and have them each research what the govt was responsible for at different points. One group would look at George Washington, another Lincoln, another FDR and finally the last group would look at our government today. They would then have to create a visual representation of the governments responsibilities during their assigned time.

I would use the exact same sources and ideas that were used in this module as a way to interact with my students. I think that looking at this issues the way that the module does allows for students to look at and understand the Civil war and the reasons behind in a different way than they may have before.

I think it would be awesome to get these types of stereographs and images in their hands if possible. If not I would at least have them chose an event in American History (after the invention of photography) and use the Library of Congresses online image collections to come up with some "defining images" of the era or event that they chose.