With the holidays and a number of other things, it took us a while to wrap up the Industrial Revolution. Our culminating activity was presentations from each of the kids on an invention or inventor from that era. Sadie presented us with information about the telephone. If only Alexander Graham Bell could imagined the phone-computers we can now carry in our pockets and talk to someone anywhere in the world!
Mesa’s presentation was on the steam engine which was, of course, the impetus for the revolution in industry that followed. We all had mixed emotions on the steam engine and the Industrial Revolution – while it resulted in incredible advancements that we still enjoy today, it also contributed greatly to family breakdown.
Kasen took the Inventor route and wrote up a great report on Thomas Edison. Of his many great inventions, we appreciate the light bulb most of all – especially this time of year!
We have now left the Industrial Revolution and have moved on to the revolutions taking place in the mid-1800s – starting with France. As an aside, if anyone has any great resources for teaching the basics of Nuclear Energy, we’re all ears. Most of what we have available to us is a little more advanced than what we’re ready for yet.
A Life Well Learned 