Jan. 30, 2014

F.O.A. (Bellwork)

Essential Questions What is the Industrial Revolution? (8.2 spi 8) How did urbanization, technology, and social change affect the country? (8.2 spi 8)

Today Quiz Video on Industrial Revolution Twitter activity

What’s a tweet? What’s a hashtag mean?

Assignment One tweet for every two paragraphs. There must be a hashtag for every tweet. Every person must create a twitter handle relevant to the story. Ex: Miner49

Example Look at this

No. 1 What was Eli Whitney’s greatest contribution to American manufacturing? a. He designed a way to produce inexpensive clocks. b. He mass-produced muskets for American soldiers. c. He came up with the idea of interchangeable parts. d. He argued that factories deserved better technology.

No. 2 How is the Industrial Revolution best defined? a. a period of rapid growth during which machines became essential to industry b. a series of explosive encounters between workers and wealthy factory owners c. a time of great excitement about mechanical approaches to controlling Nature d. an age of invention and creativity unique in the history of Western civilization

No. 3 Why was coal a more appealing fuel source than wood? a.It burned more cleanly. b.It produced more energy. c.It was easier to obtain. d.It was lighter to carry.

No. 4 The telegraph was significant because it a. enabled people to send news quickly from coast to coast. b. helped the railroads to expand more quickly to the West. c. benefited from the work of international scientists. d. made its inventor a very wealthy and famous man.

No. 5 In what ways did the Transportation Revolution create a boom in business across the United States? Give me a one-paragraph answer. A paragraph is 5-7 sentences.