American Life in 1900

Watch Teddy Roosevelt Life in 1900 2 min video

    The home was the center of life @ the
            turn of the century.
    Read p 445.
    1.  What replaced wood stoves and kerosene
         lanterns?  central heating systems and gas or electric lights
    2.  In 1900 what was the life expectancy
         for males and females?  48 yrs males, 51 yrs females

3.  What are X-rays and inoculations?  allows to see through the body, fight illnesses

Watch Henry Ford's quardacycle 7 min video:

and made cars so the average American could afford one.

Henry Ford started the assembly line

Model T the most famous automobile ever built. Changed America forever

    Read p 446   How did Henry Ford cut costs?
        mass production, assembly line
            What other industries were stimulated?
            road building, rubber, oil refining
 What did he establish near Detroit, Michigan?
                 Greenfield Village and Ford Museum

Watch on Electric Cars 2.3min video :

Wilbur and Orville Wright  made the first successful powered flight @ Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on December 17, 1903

 

  Guglielmo Marconi  devised a wireless
     telegraph system in 1896   AKA radio
    Then came the wireless telephone.

First commercial radio station KDKA
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The sinking of the Titanic Read the article about the Titanic p 448     1.  Nickname? millionaires special     2.  Height? 110ft Length? 900ft     3.  Crew member's boast? "God himself couldn't sink her"     4.  Date of the sinking? April 14, 1912     5.  Last song of the band? Autumn     6.  Time it took to sink? 2.5 hours     7.  What three precautions are now taken          since the sinking of the Titanic?          lifeboats for all passengers, radio on board, ice patrol

Watch on The Jungle Cities 8 min video:

 Page 448-449

    9.  What two new sources of power
        spurred industry in the early 1900's?
    10.  What term means that machines operate
        and regulate themselves automatically?
    11.  What indicated the increasing
        prosperity among all classes of people?

Photo Credits:

X ray: smm.org/heart/ lessons/jpgs/full/xray.jpg

Inoculations: www.tocc.cc.az.us/ images/photos/immunize.jpg

Wright Brothers: yfolire.net/ img/sais/avent/wright.jpg

Wright Brothers: http://www.americaslibrary.gov/assets/jb/progress/jb_progress_flight_1_e.jpg

Radio: http://www.sierrapapa.it/qsl/xmuseo25.jpg

Lesson Objectives

Students will learn

OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:

1. list

2. explain the difference between

3. describe the

4. chart on a map the

5. define the terms

6. Explain the significance of

Knowledge: Recall of data.

Comprehension: Understand the meaning, translation, interpolation, and interpretation of instructions and problems. State a problem in one's own words.

Application:
Use a concept in a new situation or unprompted use of an abstraction. Applies what was learned in the classroom into novel situations in the workplace.

Analysis:
Separates material or concepts into component parts so that its organizational structure may be understood. Distinguishes between facts and inferences. 

Synthesis:
Builds a structure or pattern from diverse elements. Put parts together to form a whole, with emphasis on creating a new meaning or structure.

Evaluation:
Make judgments about the value of ideas or materials.