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Cotton Gin Animation
View an animation of Ely Whitney's Cotton Gin. Separating the cotton seeds from the cotton fiber was a very labor-intensive task before the invention of the cotton gin. This animation can help students visualize how the cotton gin worked and see the impact of labor-saving technology.
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Author
Cengage Learning
Sources
Houghton Mifflin Company
Lessons Associated with this Resource
- Growing a Nation Era 1a: Seeds of Change
- Growing a Nation Era 1b: Cotton's American Journey
- High-Tech Farming (Grades 3-5)
- Cotton's American Journey (Grades 3-5)
- Cotton's American Journey (Grades 6-8)