In class the teacher assigned grow  to create a museum curator of the Industrial Revolution. At first groups had to fill out an analysis sheet. Filling out the analysis sheet was the most important part of curating because it helped analyze each piece of source there was. By filling out the sheet information on when, where, and why the source s were made was asked and help groups have a better understanding on each source.

When coming up with name of the exhibit we wanted to be creative and unique. As a group we named the exhibit from Spinning Wheels to Power Looms. The group came up with this title because the Industrial Revolution was a time where new inventions were made like spinning wheels.

The first source of my group's exhibit was the the almond loom in 1771. They were mostly in people' s homes and everyone in the family were able to work together and earn money together. The next source after spinning looms went to power looms at textile mill. The  looms at textile mills were the industrialized looms that were in the factories. Next in the exhibit was the spinning wheel in 1814 which was what women used in their homes. The spinning wheel was industrialized and changed to the spinning Jenny. The second to last exhibit was a graph that showed how rapidly London's population grew after the industrialization. The population was so large that London was the first city to have a population of 1 million. The last source in the exhibit was an observation made on how the industrial revolution impacted families. When the families had machines in their homes it was easy for the family to work together and provide buy once the buds trial revolution came families had to depend on one person to go to work and that one person had to provide for the family.

While visiting other exhibits from other groups I learned a lot about the industrial Revolution. There was an exhibit named weaving slavery into Industrial Revolution. More cotton was being produced but the population of slavery was also increasing. There was an increase in 15 southern states from 1770-1860. Another exhibit was called all work no play. This exhibit was about child labor and how children were put in dangerous conditions working. Children were used in coal mines and they were strapped leathers around them and made them pull large cargoes through small places. My favorite exhibit was called the dark side of the Industrial Revolution.This was my favorite exhibit because I was so surprised on how something that was meant to do good for people ended up harming people. Steam boats and other inventions were being invented but the pollution population went up a lot. Also some English cities were covered in black smoke and lower class were sombered in filth. Making these exhibits helped me learn a lot and gave me a better understanding if the Industrial Revolution.

What's so revolutionary about the industrial revolution?

The Industdial Revolution was the evolution to new manufacturing process which tookt  place from the 18th to 19th centuries. This time period was a time where agrian societies in America  and Europe became industrial. Antecedent to the Industrial Revolution which commenced in Britian in  late 1700s production was mostly done is people's homes utilizing basic machines. Industrialization marked a switch to  powered mass production factories. The development of the steam engine and textitile industries were very important because they improved systems if transportation and banking. 

The Industrial Revolution was revolutionary in Britian because of the transportation. Before the upgrade of the steam engines raw materials and finished goods were distributed by boats or wagons pulled by horses. After Richard Trevithick constructed the first railway steam locomotive and john Macadam developed new techniques for rail road construction  steam powered trains pulled carriages and moved goods. This made it easier for factory owners to send goods to places that couldn't be traveled to . Steam powered boats were helpful because they enabled faster shipping. This was revolutionary because the people came from having to ship items in wagons or boats but when then upgraded to steam powered boats and trains which helped them get to places faster and easier. 

Another reason why the Industrial Revolution was revolutionary is because  of the textiles industry. Before the factories textiles were created mainly in people's homes. Merchants provided raw materials and equipment . In 1700s series of inventoons were made that required humans to use less energy.  James Hargreaves inveted the spinning engine called spinning jenny. This machines produced lots of threads faster concurrently. Another inventor had improved this wheel and named it spinning mule. The power loom was also a innovation in textiles which weaved cloth. Textile Revolution was revolutionary because before merchants where creating products from raw materials in thier homes but now that the machines were invented, they didn't need to produce anymore. 

This is a picture of the spinning jenny 

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~norway/SpinningWheels.html

Aint nobody got time for false facts!

 My history teacher assigned the class some activities that were meant to teach us how to search and use online resources responsibly. The activities showed us how to look at websites and see if the information is accurate and also showed us how to shorten things when looking them up.

The first activity the teacher assigned was on website called a Google a Day     ( the link to this website is http://www.agoogleaday.com/#game=started). The website has a series of questions that are asked and students had to look up the correct answer. I enjoyed this game even though it could be difficult at times. The frustrating parts were when I thought I had the right answer but it was wrong because I only had parts of the answer and not the specifics the questions were asking for. One thing I learned experiencing this activity was that I had to read through most of the parts when finding my answer. Also, I learned how to search key words to find the most accurate answer.  

When looking at a websites for facts one must make sure that the facts are accurate, authentic, and reliable. The accuracy of a websites is to see if the facts are true or precise. The authenticity of a website is when other facts from other websites match each other. Reliability of a website is very important because it tells if a website is good in quality of performing the information on it. My history teacher assigned the class to look at a website for Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus (link to the website; http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/). This website could not be used as a source in school because the website isn't authentic or reliable. The photos of the tree octopus on the websites look photo shopped. Also, the person who made the website isn't an octopus expert so the facts on the websites aren't reliable. When looking up information on websites looking at accuracy, authenticity, and reliability are the best way to evaluate a website to see if it’s a good website to use.  

below is a picture found from the website of a tree octopus 

What qualities make a great teacher huh?

Hello and welcome to my blog! The purpose of this blog is to update the information that i learn from my 10th grade honors history class.Hope you don't get bored!

My first assignment is to explain what  qualities make a great teacher. Usually teacher have an abiding  impact on their students. Good teachers are made up of a combination of many qualities but there are 5 important qualities that I think makes a great teacher. First,  a great teacher must be engaging so they can have the ability to grab the students attention if students  get off track. The teacher should plan fun, new, and energetic lessons for students so the students do not  get bored and look forward to coming to that class. Next, a great teacher must be dedicated to their job. That means they are willing to come in early and stay late for students that need or want extra help. A great teacher must also be compassionate so they take outside factors into consideration. For example, if a student is having a rough time at home the teacher understands and makes necessary adjustments to help through that issue. A great teacher must be accountable so they hold themselves to the same expectations that they hold to the students. Lastly, a teacher must be adaptable. The teacher should be willing to change the way of their teaching if half of the class doesn't understand that particular lesson. My favorite teacher  is my history teacher because she has all the qualities that I think makes a good teacher. If there was anything she could do to support me I would tell her to keep doing what she did to support me last year.

In class, we watched a video created by John Green, the author of Fault in Our Stars, on education. One thing that he mentioned in his video is how he thinks it is students duties to use their education to do great things. I strongly agree with this statement because the whole purpose of going to school is to get a good education to become successful. Getting a good education gets students prepared for the real world. Also, it helps get a better job than a person would without  an education. Getting a good education comes from setting goals for yourself. Without goals there would be no success. As a sophomore I have set many goals for myself and I hope I achieve most of them by the end of this school year. One of my academic goals for this year is to get all A's. This will be difficult and will require me to stay after school for extra help especially in the subjects that are my weaknesses. Another one of my goals is to get into some type of activity or club so I can make new friends. I've set many goals for myself this year and I hope I achieve them.



Here is the link to the John Green video below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x78PnPd-V-A&feature=youtube

http://www.glasbergen.com/education-cartoons/teacher-cartoons/