1. Science and Urban Life Expanding Public Education
8.1 & 8.2 notes
Science and Urban Life
Expanding Public Education

2. Technological advances change city life
Building up – skyscrapers
Internal steel frame
Elevators
Greatest contribution to architecture
Electric Transit
Allowed cities to expand outward
Electricity transformed urban transportation
Streetcars, trolley cars, subways, the L trains
Urban Planning
Sought to restore a measure of serenity by designing areas for recreation
Central Park; rustic haven in the middle of the city

3. New Technologies Printing Airplanes Photography
Faster production and lower cost made newspapers, magazines more affordable
Airplanes
Wright Brothers
First flight lasted only 12 seconds
Photography
Prior to 1880 photography was a professional activity
Eastman – invented a way to make it for the masses
$25 for a pre loaded camera; send it back developed film for $10

4. 8.2 Expanding Public Education
At the turn of the century, states passed laws requiring school attendance
Required between the ages of 8 to 14
Later on included younger students
Strict rules and punishment made students unhappy

5. High Schools By 1900s, half a million attended high school
Due to the economic demand for advanced technology and managerial skills
Courses in science, civics, social studies
Vocational courses – drafting, carpentry, mechanics, office work
African Americans excluded from secondary education
Immigrants encourage to attend – a way to “Americanize” them