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Aim: Which industrial revolution invention had the greatest impact on America?Industrial Revolution Invention Project!You will be assigned a group (see below) and an invention/new technology from the 19th century. Your group will create an advertisement (poster or commercial) introducing your invention to the public and persuading them to buy it. This will be gradedYour advertisement must answer the following questions:1. What is the invention? How does it work? What does it do? Who/which groups will benefit from it??Who/which groups may be hurt by it? 2. How will your invention change life in the USA/impact people? (Economic, social, political, cultural)?3. How would life be different without your invention?Be creative and include pictures of your new invention! Be persuasive: make the invention sound appealing to the public. Remember, you're trying to sell it!Br prepared to present tomorrow. You can do a live action commercial (role play in front of class), poster and verbal presentation, or record a video and play it. No longer than 2 minutesIndustrial Revolution InventorsTop 10 Significant Industrial Revolution Inventors Industrial Revolution that occurred in the 19th century was of great importance to the economic future of the United States. Three industrial developments led the way to Industrialization in America: (1) transportation was expanded, (2) electricity was effectively harnessed, and (3) improvements were made to industrial processes. Following is a list of key events and dates of the Industrial Revolution.Person Invention Date 1. James WattFirst reliable Steam Engine17752. Eli WhitneyCotton Gin, Interchangeable parts for muskets1793, 17983. Robert FultonRegular Steamboat service on the Hudson River18074, Samuel F. B. MorseTelegraph18365a. Elias HoweSewing Machine18445b. Isaac SingerImproves and markets Howe's Sewing Machine18516. Cyrus FieldTransatlantic Cable18667. Alexander Graham BellTelephone1876Thomas Edison -8Phonograph, Incandescent Light Bulb1877, 1879Nikola Tesla -9aInduction Electric Motor1888Rudolf Diesel -9bDiesel Engine189210 Locomotives and Railroads11. Spinning jenny12. Textile mills13. The Bessemer process?14. Camera and photographs15. Edsion and the motion picture camera (moving images/cinema/movies)Groups H band- Emily, James, Jelani- TelephoneWeijun, Sam, Vivian- Phonograph/record playerAudrey, Pamel, Raina- Sewing MachineCassidy, Komal- Telegraph and transatlantic cableAshar, Abidur, Humma- electric motor and diesel engineSophia, Jake, Ahela- Bessemer process/steelTia, terena, Rosanna- Incandescent light bulbTy, Thomas, Daniel- Camera and photographsAliza, Gabby, Jeniffer-steamboatDominick, Sydney, Arianne- locomotives and railroadsSample ad next page ................
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