1. INVENTION S

2. Let’s speed things up! 1. 1.Old ways to travel a. a.Horse b. b.Wagon c. c.Foot d. d.Boat 2.New ways to travel a.Locomotives i.Faster than a horse ii.Carried more people and supplies over longer distances

3. U.S. During the Industrial Revolution 1. 1.Many new inventions in a short amount of time 2. 2.People left rural (farm) areas to move to the city a. a.Items made from machines instead of being handmade

4. Pearl Street Station in New York City

5. Interchangeable Parts 1. 1.Invented by Eli Whitney a. a.Who was he? 2. 2.All items made for a machine or tool had identical parts a. a.Guns, eventually cars, etc. 3. 3.This process made it faster and cheaper to fix a broken item

6. Communication 1. 1.Telegraph - 1844 a. a.Invented by Samuel Morse. b. b.Messages were sent using Morse Code. c. c.By 1866, telegraph wires connected America and Europe. Diagram of a telegraph transmitter

7. Communication 1. 1.Telephone – 1876 a. a.Invented by Alexander Graham Bell. b. b.By the 1890s, there were 500,000 telephones. i. i.First words spoken on the telephone were: “Mr. Watson – come here – I want to see you.” Alexander Graham Bell and his prototype telephone

8. Electricity 1. Light Bulb – 1879 a.Invented by Thomas Edison b.In 1882, Edison built the first electric power plant in New York City. c.Indoor light at night changed the way people lived

9. Thomas Edison’s original light bulb

10. Automobile 1. 1.Henry Ford - 1903 a. a.He started an automobile company. b. b.In 1908, he began building the Model T which was the first affordable car.

11. Automobile 1. 1.Assembly Line – 1908 a. a.Ford mass produced Model Ts using an assembly line. b. b.Workers stayed in one place while the cars were moved.

12. Ford Assembly Line

13. 1908 Ford Model T

14. 1908 Ford Model T advertisement

15. 1910 Ford Model T

16. Airplane 1. 1.Airplane - 1903 a. a.Invented by Orville and Wilbur Wright b. b.Built first airplane that flew 120 feet on the beach at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

17. The Wright Brothers and the first airplane in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

18. British World War I airplane

19. So……… How have some of the things you use on a daily basis evolved over time?

20. Evolution of Gaming Consoles

21. Atari 2600 – October 1977 Games: Pac-Man, Frogger Original price – $199.00

22. Nintendo Entertainment System – October 1985 Key Improvement: 8 Bit Video Game Console Super Mario Brothers, Duck Hunt, Metroid, Contra Original price – $199.00

23. Super Nintendo Entertainment System August 1991 Key improvement: 16 Bit Video Game Console Mortal Kombat, Donkey Kong Country Original price – $199.00

24. Playstation – 1994 1 st Game Console to use a CD disk Key improvement: Save your information Original price – $299.00

25. Wii November 2006 Key improvement: One of the 1 st Wireless Controllers; it is backwardly compatible with all GameCube Games and accessories Original price – $249.00

26. PS4 – November 2013 Key improvement: smartphones and tablets can interact with device and other high tech features Original price – $399.00

27. Evolution of the Automobil e

28. Benz Velo – 1894 1L 3.5hp engine Get someone from Point A to Point B faster

29. Model T Ford – 1908 2.9 L 20 hp 1 st Affordable car – Assembly Line

30. Edsel made by Ford – 1957 332 Cubic inch V8 engine Bought for convertible top and style

31. Ford Escort – 1981 1.9L 52HP Bought for good on fuel – 35-40 MPG

32. Mazda RX7 – 1996 1.3L 276HP - Sports Car Goes 0-60mph in 4.2 seconds

33. Lamborghini – 1990 3.5L V12 Engine Bought for Speed, Speed, Speed