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Is Poly Worth the Pride

This is an individual project. There should

be no talking during its completion! • STEP1: Read the Problem Description

• STEP2: Read the Questions to Answer

and number each question

(there are 14 questions).

• STEP3 & 4: Refer to handout.

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NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - HOMEWORK

• Report Rubric: final draft due tomorrow– Answers the thesis question with support data:

“Is Poly living up to its reputation in this classroom?”

– Answers the 5 w’s and h:• Who, what, where, when, why, and how?• Does not need to be in this order.

– Minimal grammar and spelling errors.– Typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman 12 pt

font– Well organized, attractive newspaper:

• Looks like a newspaper article, including a picture, a caption, a credible headline, a byline

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October 8, 2008

Write the question and answer True or False:

1. Metallurgy developed during the Neolithic Age.

2. The two main ingredients of bronze are copper and tin.

3. Steel is an alloy consisting mostly of iron.

4. The Iron Age was defined by the use of iron and steel as the primary materials for tools.

DRILL

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1. Metallurgy developed during the Neolithic Age.• False – metallurgy, the science and technology of metals, developed during the Bronze

Age.

2. The two main ingredients of bronze are copper and tin.• True – smelting and mixing copper and tin is the most common method of producing

bronze.

3. Steel is an alloy consisting mostly of iron.• True – however, steel was difficult to produce using methods of the Iron Age.

4. The Iron Age was defined by the use of iron and steel as the primary materials for tools.• True – the best tools and weapons were made from steel, although iron was most likely

used.

DRILL ANSWERS

• Lets take a look at some of the technological artifacts throughout time.

• Using your handout and the answers from this presentation, LETTER the names of the missing artifacts on your paper.

• IMAGINE some of the EXCITING things we could find out if we RESEARCHED HOW LIVES WERE CHANGED DURING THE DIFFERENT TIME PERIODS.

Technology History

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• Use of fire• Unpolished stone tools• Sculpture• Musical instruments• Burial of the dead• Cave dwellings• Cave paintings• Stone axes• Bone needles• Hearth sites

Temporary site of ancient hunters. Stone implements used as tools.

HOW DID IT CHANGE LIVES?

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PALEOLITHIC AGE

• Microliths• Sails• Wheel and axle• Leatherwork• Basketry• Fishing tackle• Stone axes• Canoes• Bows• Domesticated animals• Stone circles• Sickles

Use of natural materials to create baskets

HOW DID IT CHANGE LIVES?

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MESOLITHIC AGE

HOW DID IT CHANGE LIVES?

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NEOLITHIC AGE

1. Stone and mud brick dwellings

2. Pottery

3. Polished stone tools

4. Spinning and weaving tools

5. Wooden and stone plows

Painted pottery basin

HOW DID IT CHANGE LIVES?

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BRONZE AGE

• Metal pots and pans• Pottery wheel• Chariot• Pulley• Metal jewelry• Metal tools• Metal weapons

Bronze Age palstave axe and spear.

HOW DID IT CHANGE LIVES?

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IRON AGE

• Block and tackle• Pump• Lathe• Iron dagger• Iron chisel• Iron axe• Iron spearhead

An illustration of a typical Iron Age farmhouse

HOW DID IT CHANGE LIVES?

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MIDDLE AGES• Waterwheel• Windmill• Cannon• Mechanical clock• Wheeled plow• Horseshoes• Stirrups• Crank• Compass• Ocean-going ships

Waterwheel used to power machines

HOW DID IT CHANGE LIVES?

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RENAISSANCE

• Telescope• Microscope• Thermometer• Barometer• Printing press• Rifle This is the telescope that Galileo

created in 1601

HOW DID IT CHANGE LIVES?

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INDUSTRIAL AGE

• Steam engine• Electricity• Automobile• Airplane• Radio• Television• Telephone• Rocket Rockets sending satellites to orbit

Earth.

HOW DID IT CHANGE LIVES?

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INFORMATION AGE

• Transistor• Integrated circuit• Computer• Communication

satellites• Digital photography• Artificial heart• Nuclear power plants• Space shuttle

Artificial Heart

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News Article & Handout - HOMEWORK

• Report-Rubric: final draft due tomorrow– Answers the thesis question with support data: – Answers the 5 w’s and h:

• Who, what, where, when, why, and how?– Typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman 12 pt font

• Looks like a newspaper article, including a picture, a caption, a credible headline, and a byline.

• Use the handout titled UNIT 2 LESSON 2 CLASS NOTES to finish LETTERING today’s classwork paper.