Do Now: Describe a time when you attempted to do something positive but experienced negative...
-
Upload
elinor-chambers -
Category
Documents
-
view
219 -
download
0
Transcript of Do Now: Describe a time when you attempted to do something positive but experienced negative...
Do Now: Describe a time when you
attempted to do something positive but experienced negative
results.
Technological Technological Revolution Revolution
Unintended ConsequencesUnintended Consequences
What is the Industrial Revolution?
Historical Time Period between 1760-1920.
Humans used machines in factories to produce less expensive goods.
People moved to cities for jobs.
Factory Town
What are some negative
consequences?
5 Cents A Spot (1888)
$1 a month to sleep in the sheds
7 cents a night to sleep here
Cigar makers working in their apartment
Night school
Sweatshop where clothing was produced
Inside Factory
What are some negative What are some negative consequences?consequences?
Transportation Revolution
During the 1800s and early 1900s, water, steam, coal, and oil used as energy sources.
Boats, railroads, and airplanes developed to safely transport people and goods over long distances.
By the 1900s, the automobile provided people an opportunity for independent travel.
Transportation Revolution
What are some negative consequences?
Digital Communications
Revolution Building on prior technology –
telegraph, telephone, television – new digital technology developed such as computer, cell phones, and Internet.
Communications made easier across the globe.
People have an increased access to information and knowledge.
Digital Communications
Revolution What are some
negative consequences?
Key QuestionCan these
technological innovations be improved to lessen their negative qualities?