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Inventions of the Industrial RevolutionAs we have looked at in class, the Industrial Revolution was a time of rapid change in society. The Industrial Revolution took place in the Western countries in 1760 to just before 1900. There were many inventions during this time and you are going to do some research behind some of these inventions. Your task is to research 3 inventions. You can choose anything you want to, as long as it fits under one of these categories. The time frame must be 1760-1910; you cannot use any dates before or after this. Choose from the following topics:Agriculture (machinery, crops, animal breeds)Industry (textiles, iron, coal)Transportation (land and sea)Science (new theories and ideas)Medicine (public health, prevention of diseases, treatment of diseases)Daily life (personal items, household items, anything that helps everyday life) In the next few pages, you have to answer some basic questions. Most of these answers can be found online. These need to be in full sentences. For research, I recommend Wikipedia, Encyclopedia Britannica, or what you can find on Google. You need to use 2 sources in your research. This helps to guarantee that your information is valid/credible.In your 3 inventions, you need to have 2 internet or book sources. When you find a website online, you can either copy and paste the website link or (if you are writing on paper, I suggest to) write down the website name and website title page (Website name, title page). For example, if you were to search up steam engines on Wikipedia, you would write Wikipedia, Steam Engine. Remember, Google is not a source, it is a search engine to help find sources, but it is not something you use directly. Also, if you happen to find a book instead of a website, write down the book title and the author’s name. ie: (book title, author). Books are not required because we do not have access to our library.Lastly, there is a final paragraph on the end of the project. You will need to do some critical thinking on one invention and think about what the world would look like without this invention. Instructions are on the last page.Invention 1:Who was the inventor:Describe how the invention worked:What caused its invention:How did it changed society/peoples’ lives:2 Sources (Website name, website title page): Invention 2:Who was the inventor:Describe how the invention worked:What caused its invention:How did it changed society/peoples’ lives:2 Sources (Website name, website title page): Invention 3:Who was the inventor:Describe how the invention worked:What caused its invention:How did it changed society/peoples’ lives:2 Sources (Website name, website title page): Final ParagraphLook at one of your inventions that you researched. Write a paragraph on why this invention was important back in the day. Also, what issues/difficulties would people deal with if this invention did not exist? (hint: Do you think this invention would not allow other things to be invented?) This should be 6-8 sentences.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ................
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