Native Testing Process
POSTED BY Brett on 8:23 PM under

Today in socials we had a test on the native indians of canada, greenland and alaska. Our test we had today was open book and we had partners. The thing that made this test hard was that we had to explain our answers in great detail. Today I learned a few things about the natives and how they lived. I learned about why the inuits used caribou skin as clothing. The clothing used to two layers of caribou skin to make their clothes. They used caribou skin as clothing material because the caribou's hair is hollow and if it has one layer of fur facing in then the other layers fur facing out then the hot air in the fur would build up and make good insulation. I also how learned how the plateau natives built pit houses by digging circular holes in the ground then putting rafters in the ground and draping animal skin over top of the rafters for a roof. Usually the pit houses were built by water sources such as streams. Well thats just a sample of what I learned in socials today. hope you enjoyed my blog today. :)

Transportation
POSTED BY Brett on 8:26 AM under

Today in socials I learned about the new methods of transportation. I learned about the locomotive and what powered and what it did for the industrial revolution. The steam engine is what powered the locomotive. It also powered the steam boat.  The steam engine idea came about when water seeped into coal mines and generated heat, miners had the idea of using it for power. Thats how the steam engine came about. I also worked on my poster about the economic revolution. It shows how the textile industry was the in my mind the most important industry during the I.R. Well thats what I learned and did in socials today.  

VOCAB
POSTED BY Brett on 9:12 PM under
today in socials I learned some new vocabulary. Some of the words I learned about are franchise which means to have the right to vote. Another is revolution. It means a complete change in something; overthrow royalty. i learned locomotive. It is a steam powered train that was used during the industrial revolution. It still is used now though anyway thats bascially what we did today. so yeah

Agricultural Advances
POSTED BY Brett on 12:10 PM under
Today in socials I learned about agricultural technological advances. I learned that farmers made new breeds of cattle. They did this mostly to make more meat, milk or wool. The animals made more money that way but during the winter. the new animals which were bigger needed much more food which in turn made them much more expensive to take care of which put the farmers in a money crunch. I also learned about pioneers in the agricultural field. They were Jethro Tull and Lord Townshend. They both devoted their lives to the field of agriculture. In doing so made farming much more bearable. Jethro Tull made the seed drill which did all the jobs which workers needed to do in order to plant a seed. The seed drill put 3 or 4 people out of work per each machine. He also invented fertilizer. Lord Townshend also known as Turnip Townshend was known for creating the 4 crop rotation. Thats what I learned in socials today.

Old Mcdonald Had A Farm
POSTED BY Brett on 9:01 PM under

Today in socials I learned about farming in the industrial revolution. I learned what strip farming was. Its when you have different strips of crops spread out through one big field. Strip farming was turned into enclosed farming which made it private land. I also learned about how common land ( free land in villages ) was enclosed and sold back to people by the government. Also today in socials we talked about how farming "became more mechanized" through its growth of different animal species and machines. I also learned that farming started to become more business oriented rather than family oriented. Well thats what I learned in socials today.

Six Points of the industrial revolution
POSTED BY Brett on 3:10 PM under

Today in socials I learned about the six points which were essential to the industrial revolution.
1. Raw materials 
2. Transportation
3. Technology
4. Pro business
5. Labor Supply
6. Capital

Raw materials was important because the materials were used to make things. Transportation was important to companies because it helped get good to people quicker.
Technology was important because it was the building blocks for new inventions and scientific discoveries and advances. Pro business I don't exactly know what it did for the industrial revolution but I know it was important. Labor supply was important because factories needed to make things and thing were made by people who wanted to work or needed to work. Capital was important because it made new business possible and created new jobs for out of work farmers who lost there jobs due to advancements in farming technology.

Story Time
POSTED BY Brett on 4:04 PM under

Today in Socials we had to write stories for different parts of the revolution. Some of those parts were the Fall of Bastille, Elected General, Paris and the King and the Great Fear. We had to write from a person in 17th France's point of view. My group chose a soldiers who was sent to defend Bastille from the mob but ended up joining in. After we did that activity we moved on to more notes and power points and talk about the abolishing of the monarchy by sending Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette to the guillotine, the two main political party's of France. The Girondists, which were the more conservative party and the Jacobins which were very radical and out there with there ideas. I learned about how the Jacobins came to power after a power struggle with the Girondists. I learned about the Jacobins Suspect Law which stated that all nobles and people who held office could be arrested and killed. Well I thinks that's where we left off for today so see ya. :)