Explore and document Victorian inventions

View the animations in the Technology section of this link.

Who wants to be a Cotton Millionaire? - tesdt your skills as a businessman
Muck and Brass - make important decisions as you run Cottonopolis
Stephenson's Rocket Animation - Inside the trailblazing steam engine
The Blast Furnace Animation - Inside the device that shaped the industrial revolution
The Spinning Mill Animation - Inside the machinery that revolutionised textiles
Winding Gear Animation - Inside this mechanism of the industrial age
The Beam Engine Animation - Inside the Victorian engine
Paddle Steamship Animation - Inside the engine of a paddle steamer

Choose one to describe on your Blog and discuss how it heped improve life in the Industrial Revolution.

Industrial revolution

Watch the two video clips below and answer this question on your Blog or in a Word document.

In England, around 1750, many factors seemed to come together to create the Industrial Revolution. What were some of these factors? (Include geographic, social and technology reasons)

Italian unification assignment

Do some Internet research and get the following:

1. Before and after maps of Italian Unification
2. Info on Camillo Cavour, the two Giuseppis: Garibaldi and Mazzini and Victor Emmanuel
3. Timeline of key events

Combine the three elements above to produce a brief overview of the Italian unification. You may submit on your blog or use a software application of your choosing (Word, Publisher, Inspiration or PowerPoint)

Due by the end of this week.

Try this link for an overview

Try this link for before and after maps

Try this link for a timeline

DBQ 15 Nationalism in the 18th Century

Upload this image to your blog. (copy and save from here or it is on the Share drive josephson\Global ii\nationalism).

Post your introduction, topic sentences for each body paragraph and conclusion to your Blog.