Industrial Revolution: Inventors and Inventions

By Teresa Smith

​Bell Ringer

Directions: You will read and respond to the question: Why do people invent things? You are required to write at least 2 sentences.

Open Ended

read and respond to the question: Why do people invent things?

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Objective:8.6.2-Identify key people and their contributions to the Industrial Revolution.

​ Module 20: The Industrial Revolution

​I can Statement: “I can identify key inventors from the Industrial Revolution and explain what they created.”

​You will participate in an interactive Wordwall game (flying Fruit) to answer questions about the Industrial Revolution. Each group will choose a leader to compete against each other to choose the flying fruit that has the correct answer for the question/phrase.

Today, you will learn about...

1. How the Industrial Revolution was an exciting time of change.

2. Early Inventors and their inventions of the Industrial Revolution- Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Henry Ford, Eli Whitney, James Watt, Christopher Sholes.

3. How new technology and inventions changed America.

​This time in our history is called the Industrial Revolution, it was an exciting time of great change. There were few inventions developed in late 1700s, but during the 1800s new inventions were created that changed the world forever. Many new inventions helped people to travel, communicate, work more efficiently and live better. These new inventions set the stage showing how important they were in shaping the world's history.

​Industrial Revolution

Multiple Choice

The period of great change described in this section is called the:

• Information Age

• Industrial Revolution

• Cotton Boom

• Transportation Era

Multiple Choice

During the 1800s, new inventions helped people:

• Move Slower

• Communicate Less

• Work more efficiently

• Avoid travel

​ Invention A: Cotton Gin
invented by Eli Whitney in 1794

​-Eli Whitney, the American inventor who revolutionized the cotton industry with his cotton gin. In the United States, Eli Whitney made a significant impact with his invention of the cotton gin in 1794. This machine sped up the process of removing seeds from cotton fibers, making cotton production profitable and more efficient.

Multiple Choice

Eli Whitney is known for inventing the:

• telephone

• cotton gin

• steam engine

• light bulb

Fill in the Blank

The cotton gin sped up the process of removing ________ from cotton fibers.

​Invention B: Steam Engine
invented by James Watt in 1769

​-The steam engine was one of the most important inventions of the Industrial Revolution. Steam engines powered trains, boats, and factories. Before this, people used horses for transportation and farm work, and used water wheels for power. The steam engine made it easier to move goods and travel long distances. Watt’s invention greatly increased production and helped industries grow quickly.

Match

Match the invention to its description:

• Old sources of power before steam.

• Machine that powered factories.

• Used for transportation and farm work before engines.

water wheels

steam engine

horses

• water wheels

• steam engine

• horses

​Invention C: Telephone invented by
Alexander Graham Bell in 1876

-​The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. the telephone allowed people to speak to each other over long distances. This invention made communication even faster and easier.

Multiple Choice

The telephone was invented in:

• 1876

• 1794

• 1800

• 1914

Multiple Choice

T/F: The telephone slowed communication.

• True

• False

​Invention D: The Light Bulb invented by Thomas Edison in 1879

-Before electricity, people used candles and oil lamps for light. In 1879, Thomas Edison invented a long-lasting electric light bulb. This invention made homes and streets safer and allowed factories to stay open at night.

Multiple Choice

Before electricity, people used what for light?

• flash lights

• candles and oil lamps

• cell phones

• fireworks

Multiple Choice

One effect of the light bulb was that factories:

• closed earlier

• could stay open at night

• no longer needed workers

• became unsafe

​Invention E: Model T Car invented by
Henry Ford in 1908

-The Model T was the first affordable car invented by Henry Ford. It was one of the most remarkable automobile in history that changed the way people traveled. The Model T represented a shift in travel, society, and culture, making it a pivotal point in American history. Today, the legacy of the Model T continues to influence modern automobile design and production.

Multiple Choice

The Model T was important because it was the first:

• expensive car

• affordable car

• electric car

• horse-drawn wagon

Multiple Choice

The Model T changed:

• only farming

• only factories

• travel, society, and culture

• nothing

Multiple Choice

T/F: The Model T influenced modern automobile design.

• True

• False

​Invention F: The Typewriter invented by Christopher Sholes in 1867

​-The first modern typewriter was a revolutionary machine that transformed written communication. helped people write faster and more clearly. The invention of the type- writer laid the groundwork for modern writing, communication, opened many new jobs for women, and is still making a lasting impact in today's American history.

Multiple Choice

Do you think the typewriter have a lasting impact in today's American history?

• yes

• no

Dropdown

a revolutionary machine that transformed communication ​

Select answer

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Helped people write more clearly and quickly​

Select answer

Opened many new jobs for women​

Select answer

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Open Ended

Exit Ticket: Choose one invention from today's lesson, explain how that invention changed American life. write 2-3 sentences