The Arrival of Electric Power
Improved Transportation Systems
The Power to Communicate
The Power to Build Things
Step One: Research the following subtopics of this technological revolution.
Some may argue we have had another technological revolution in this country over the past two decades. Pick three products that have contributed to our most recent technological revolution and answer the following questions about them.
What is the product and when (date needed) was it introduced into our society?
How has this product influenced our society both positively and negatively?
How have each of these products complicated and/or simplified our lives?
What is the product and when (date needed) was it introduced into our society?
2. How has this product influenced our society both positively and negatively?
3.How have each of these products complicated and/or simplified our lives?
Compare and contrast how technology has changed the world both historically and presently?
How does technology complicated and simplified our lives both historically and presently?
Important People, Places and Things of the Technological Revolution
Tell me in one 2-3 sentences about this person, place or thing.
A brief summary.
What were some positive and/or negative contributions made by this person, items or process?
How did this individual, item or process affect the world during the time it was around?
How does this individual, item or process affect the world we live in today?
Thomas Edison
Westinghouse
The Transcontinental Railroad
The Telegraph
The Telephone
The Bessemer Process
The Brooklyn Bridge
Improved Transportation Systems
The Power to Communicate
The Power to Build Things
Step One: Research the following subtopics of this technological revolution.
Some may argue we have had another technological revolution in this country over the past two decades. Pick three products that have contributed to our most recent technological revolution and answer the following questions about them.
What is the product and when (date needed) was it introduced into our society?
How has this product influenced our society both positively and negatively?
How have each of these products complicated and/or simplified our lives?
What is the product and when (date needed) was it introduced into our society?
2. How has this product influenced our society both positively and negatively?
3.How have each of these products complicated and/or simplified our lives?
Compare and contrast how technology has changed the world both historically and presently?
How does technology complicated and simplified our lives both historically and presently?
Important People, Places and Things of the Technological Revolution
Tell me in one 2-3 sentences about this person, place or thing.
A brief summary.
What were some positive and/or negative contributions made by this person, items or process?
How did this individual, item or process affect the world during the time it was around?
How does this individual, item or process affect the world we live in today?
Thomas Edison
Westinghouse
The Transcontinental Railroad
The Telegraph
The Telephone
The Bessemer Process
The Brooklyn Bridge