Trip to the "Museum"

          In class we got into groups. Each group was given a specific part of the industrial revolution. The groups were given pictures, quotes, diagrams,or papers about their topic and they had to curate all there sources. With your sources and knowledge you made a poster about your topic. This activity was done in multiple classes and all groups from all classes hung up their posters in a hallway to create a "museum".

          Above is my group's poster. Our topic was about steam engines an how they made transporting goods easier. The analyzing part of the poster was one of the most important parts. In the analyzing part  Without analyzing you know nothing about your exhibit, so you won't be able to put any information for people who will observe your poster. In our exhibit we had a diagram (farthest left) about the history of the steam engine and the advancements it made through the years. The map in the pink border shows a  map of England and the railroad tracks and navigation routes. The picture in the top right is a diagram of the steam engine and how it works. Below the diagram are two QR readers. They are about a letter Robert Fulton, the man who invented the first steam engine-powered boat, that advertised the steam engine and about how great of an invention it was. Below that is a picture of a railroad. This was supposed to advertise the efficiency of the steam engine and railroads. Finally, the single QR reader is a debate that talks about the positives and negatives of the steam engine. Our title is "American and Great Britain Run On Steam Engine", we came up with this because once the steam engine was invented trains and boats powered by the steam engine were the main way of transporting goods used in everyday life from one place to another. Our poster should teach the people who see it that the steam engine was a revolutionary invention for transportation of people and goods.

          Now I'll talk about the other exhibits. The first one I saw was titled "Prosperity at Cost of People". It talked about how the building of textile mills in the United States led to the demand of workers. To meet the demands slaves were brought in to help in the cotton industry. The second exhibit was named "Broken Children". This is about how young girls under the age of 18 were hired to work in the factories, which were very poorly conditioned places. These events led to the Factory Act would prohibited the hire of children under the age of 18. The third poster was called "Not So Great Britain". This talked about how the construction of factories in England led to the pollution of the air and water. It also led to people having to live in slums. The last exhibit was called "Spinning into the Future". This talked about how the spinning wheel made the making of cotton clothes easier and a good jobs for house wives because they could get quality spinning wheels for home. All exhibits were very interesting and knowledgeable.