Industrial Revolution

INTRO

Industrial Revolution.mp4







INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION TOPIC STUDY & ESSAY

(Part 1 & 2)

Part 1 - Topic Study

Industrial Revolution Research

RESEARCH LINKS

for Topic Study

Patents:

http://smallbusiness.findlaw.com/intellectual-property/what-is-a-patent.html

http://www.wipo.int/patents/en/

https://www.legalzoom.com/knowledge/patent/topic/what-is-patentable

https://www.stopfakes.gov/article?id=How-Long-Does-Patent-Trademark-or-Copyright-Protection-Last

Monopolies:

http://www.swlearning.com/economics/tucker/eft3e/powerpoint/monopoly/sld004.htm

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/corporation.asp

Labor unions, strikes and riots:

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/l/labor-union.asp

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_labor_issues_and_events

Child Labor:

http://www.history.com/topics/child-labor

https://www.ducksters.com/history/us_1800s/child_labor_industrial_revolution.php

http://www2.needham.k12.ma.us/nhs/cur/Baker_00/2002_p7/ak_p7/childlabor.html

Assembly Lines and Interchangeable Parts:

http://robohub.org/the-evolution-of-assembly-lines-a-brief-history/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assembly_line

http://www.nytimes.com/1985/09/03/business/an-assembly-line-revolution.html?pagewanted=all

Politics of the revolution (Hamilton vs Jefferson):

http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/outlines/history-2005/the-formation-of-a-national-government/hamilton-vs-jefferson.php

http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/outlines/history-2005/the-formation-of-a-national-government/hamilton-vs-jefferson.php

https://creately.com/diagram/example/hoqb2oq8/Alexander+Hamilton+Vs.+Thomas+Jefferson++++++

http://www.history.com/news/whose-vision-of-america-won-out-hamiltons-or-jeffersons

Travel/Transportation:

https://prezi.com/zgj2tuo_l1sw/travel-and-tourism-in-the-industrial-revolution/

http://www.industrialrevolutionresearch.com/industrial_revolution_transportation.php

https://prezi.com/ijb8bplamcwm/how-a-steamboat-works/

Industrialists and Apprentices:

https://www.delineo.com/culture/the-pros-and-cons-of-an-apprenticeship/

Part 2 - Essay

Industrial Revolution Essay Graphic Organizer







Inventor Research Project

INVENTOR QUESTIONS

  1. Where were they born/where did they die?

  2. What was their early life like?

  3. What successes and struggles did they face?

  4. How did they come to invent what they did? Were they intentionally solving a problem?

  5. How did the industrial revolution influence this person?

INVENTION QUESTIONS

  1. Purpose of the invention

  2. How it solved a problem/improved lives

  3. Story of how it was invented

INNOVATION QUESTIONS

  1. How did the original invention change over the years (list any innovations)

  2. How are the innovations different from the original invention

  3. How does their invention still impact us today

Instructions

    1. From the list above, you will be assigned an inventor that had great impact in the Industrial Revolution.

    2. Use online resources to answer the questions above.

    3. Create a Google Slide to collect information on your Inventor/Invention

~ (Click EBSCO Elementary School for an easier read)

~ (Click EBSCO Middle School to challenge yourself)

      • Look up your inventor and invention


For Biographies go HERE

Research Links

for Inventor Project

Eli Whitney:

https://www.biography.com/people/eli-whitney-9530201

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/theymadeamerica/whomade/whitney_hi.html

Robert Fulton:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Fulton-American-inventor

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/theymadeamerica/whomade/fulton_hi.html

Francis Cabot Lowell:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/theymadeamerica/whomade/lowell_hi.html

Peter Cooper:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Peter-Cooper

Cyrus McCormick:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/theymadeamerica/whomade/mccormick_hi.html

Samuel Morse:

https://www.biography.com/people/samuel-morse

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/theymadeamerica/whomade/morse_hi.html

John Deere:

https://www.biography.com/people/john-deere-9269591

Elias Howe:

https://www.biography.com/people/elias-howe-9345222

William Kelly:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Kelly

https://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/William_Kelly_%28inventor%29

Isaac Singer:

https://www.biography.com/people/isaac-singer-9485021

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/theymadeamerica/whomade/singer_hi.html

Leavenworth & Pike's Peak Express Company:

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/leavenworth-pikes-peak/

William Le Baron Jenney:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Le-Baron-Jenney

Cyrus Field:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Cyrus-W-Field

Alexander Graham Bell:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/theymadeamerica/whomade/bell_hi.html

https://www.biography.com/people/alexander-graham-bell-9205497

Thomas Edison:

https://www.biography.com/people/thomas-edison-9284349

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/theymadeamerica/whomade/edison_lo.html

http://www.history.com/topics/inventions/thomas-edison

Nikola Tesla:

https://www.biography.com/people/nikola-tesla-9504443

http://www.history.com/topics/inventions/nikola-tesla

Wright Brothers:

https://www.biography.com/people/orville-wright-20672999

https://www.biography.com/people/wilbur-wright-20672839

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/theymadeamerica/whomade/wright_hi.html

Henry Ford:

https://www.biography.com/people/henry-ford-9298747

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/theymadeamerica/whomade/ford_hi.html

Ferdinand von Zeppelin:

http://www.airships.net/airship-people/count-ferdinand-von-zeppelin/

Richard Gatling:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Jordan-Gatling

George Eastman:

https://www.biography.com/people/george-eastman-9283428

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/theymadeamerica/whomade/eastman_hi.html




Engineer your Own Invention

  1. Follow the steps in the powerpoint below to engineer an invention of your own with a partner.

Engineering-Invention Convention

POSTER

Poster Section 1 - PROBLEM

    1. Insight Chart

    2. The problem you were trying to solve (Your needs statement)

    3. Your original design (drawing)

Poster Sections 2 & 3 - ENGINEERING

(Use the actual name of your invention as the title)

    1. Problems you came across, and improvements you made on your invention.

    2. Your reflection (you can write this as a paragraph or choose another way to represent it)

    3. Representations (pictures) of your product and how it works.

    4. The final product (3D Model).



SPEECH

Begin working on your speech for your presentation. Remember both partners need to present things equally.

  1. Speeches should:

    • Be no longer than 5 minutes (that's about 1 min 30 seconds per section)

    • Have all partners speaking an equal amount of time

    • Include each of the following:

  2. Talk about:

    • The problem/need you are trying to meet (insight chart)

    • The process of inventing (i.e. your original design, problems you came across, changes you made, etc.)

    • The final product & how it works

FINISH UP

Finishing Touches

    • Make sure you get everything glued on to your poster and your poster is looking nice and neat.

    • Practice your speech/presentation. Remember both partners need to present things equally.