Board Work – Critical Thinking Journals Make a list of inventions or contributions America has given the world. What innovations are uniquely American and can be accredited to American ingenuity

Science and Urban Life Unit 5

Technology and the City Life Skyscrapers America’s contribution to architecture

Technology and the City Life Electric/Mass Transit Streetcars Railroads Subways

Critical Thinking Journal How important is the organization of a city to the quality of life within that city?

Urban Planning People who map out how a city should be organized Frederick Law Olmsted Central Park in New York. Daniel Burnham the Chicago Lake Front Items to Plan (SimCity) Economic zones, roads, civic institutions, parks, schools, and housing units

Central Park – New York

Central Park – New York

Central Park – New York (My Trip)

Chicago Lake Front

Chicago Lake Front

Critical Thinking Question How much of a role should the government play in manipulating the layout and ownership of specific property within a city or town?

Flight The Wright Brothers First in the world to fly a “heavier-than-air” vehicle

Technology and Communication Airplanes allowed mail to travel from New York to San Francisco in 1.5 days 90% of America could read printing increased - economics