In class we did MOSI live chat with an expert who worked at a museum in Manchester. But, before we did the chat we had to do some preparation. First, we did some investigating on a website about their museum. During the investigation we took three or more notes on things we learned or found interesting. The one fact that caught my attention was 7 of the machines were made by Platt Bros. of Oldham, once the leading textile company in Manchester. I'll leave a link to the website below. Next we watched an intro video that the expert sent our class. In the video he showed us the machines in the museum and how they worked. Also he told us about some vocab that was used with cotton mills. We used our Google key word searching skills that we gained from using Google a day to find the definitions of these words. Finally, in groups or alone we came up with questions that we could ask our expert during the chat the next day. After doing the investigation, video, and coming up with questions I was very excited for the chat the next class.
The video chat was amazing! It was so cool how we were talking to two guys from Manchester and they taught us things just over video chat. The first thing he showed us were the looms and machines that single families used before the factories. I found it interesting that the heir loom got the name because it was passed down from one generation to the next. Another thing that he taught us that was gruesome were the injuries that happened in the factory. The work that girls had to do was so dangerous and they had to be so precise at such a young age and the consequences were awful. I liked how he showed us how they cleaned the machines while they ran and how easy it could be to get hurt. Individually I learned that as the textile industry revolutionized it got less safe and much louder. However, it was much more productive. Which brings me to the negatives and positives. The faster and more production of quality cotton was a positive. But there were so many more negatives. People's lives were more at risk and the workers had to live with so many injuries for the rest of their lives from the factory. Overall the video was great and it would be appreciated if we did more things like this.
I loved this chat and way of learning about the factories. I learned a lot and I think I learned more from doing this than I would have if we just read websites and took notes on it. I liked how it was taught to us by an expert and I like how we got to see the actual machines and how they worked. If we were able to do things like this again in my class it would be amazing. I feel that it was a lot more interactive than just reading would have been. This chat was a great idea that our teacher came up with.
http://www.mosi.org.uk/explore-mosi/explore-galleries/textiles-gallery.aspx
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