1. U2-L8 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.

2. U2-L8 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

3. U2-L8 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

4. U2-L8 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

5. 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 U2-L8

6. 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? U2-L8 PALEOLITHIC AGE

7. 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? U2-L8 MESOLITHIC AGE

8. HOW DID IT CHANGE LIVES? U2-L8 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

9. HOW DID IT CHANGE LIVES? U2-L8 BRONZE AGE Metal pots and pans Pottery wheel Chariot Pulley Metal jewelry Metal tools Metal weapons Bronze Age palstave axe and spear.

10. HOW DID IT CHANGE LIVES? U2-L8 IRON AGE Block and tackle Pump Lathe Iron dagger Iron chisel Iron axe Iron spearhead An illustration of a typical Iron Age farmhouse

11. HOW DID IT CHANGE LIVES? U2-L8 MIDDLE AGES Waterwheel Windmill Cannon Mechanical clock Wheeled plow Horseshoes Stirrups Crank Compass Ocean-going ships Waterwheel used to power machines

12. HOW DID IT CHANGE LIVES? U2-L8 RENAISSANCE Telescope Microscope Thermometer Barometer Printing press Rifle This is the telescope that Galileo created in 1601

13. HOW DID IT CHANGE LIVES? U2-L8 INDUSTRIAL AGE Steam engine Electricity Automobile Airplane Radio Television Telephone Rocket Rockets sending satellites to orbit Earth.

14. HOW DID IT CHANGE LIVES? U2-L8 INFORMATION AGE Transistor Integrated circuit Computer Communication satellites Digital photography Artificial heart Nuclear power plants Space shuttle Artificial Heart

15. U2-L8 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.