8th+Grade+-+Inventions

Hello 8th graders!

In the next week and a half you will be researching an invention from the Industrial Revolution and then creating an ebook where you will take on the perspective of a person living during the Industrial Revolution whose life has been affected by the new technology. Your writing will be a diary entry that will include facts from at least two sources, at least two primary source photos, and a map locating where the technology was invented.

**Online Encyclopedia**
The main source that you will use is an online encyclopedia which gives you a general overview of your topic. There are website and article links to additional trust-worthy sources toward the top right of each encyclopedia article. Use the links below to connect. If you need the password, please raise your hand.


 * You may use World Book, the same source we started with during your social issues project. World Book Student
 * or you may use Encyclopedia Britannica, a CPS database that you will continue to have access to in CPS High Schools. Encyclopedia Britannica

Enciclopedias en Espanol

 * Puedes utilizar Britannica Escolar, una de los databases de CPS a que tendra el acceso en los high schools de CPS
 * o puedes utilizar Hispanica Saber, la traduccion de World Book Online que usaron para el proyecto de Identidad Personal

The Library of Congress: American Memory
The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world. American Memory is its digital collection of photographs, films, sheet music, letters, and maps. This is a fabulous source for primary documents, including photographs. After linking to Library of Congress: American Memory, Use the search box to search the invention or the name of the inventor to find additional primary sources.

Citing your Sources
Remember that it is always important to use trust-worthy sources and give credit to them. Please make a list of the sources that you used in your project including the title of the Encyclopedia or Website, the name of the article, and the name of the author if available. Each of the encyclopedia sources list the way that you should site the source using MLA format.