Name: ______________________
The Great Exhibition of 1851
Crystal Palace, London
Directions: You have been assigned to assume the role of one of the Great Inventors of
the Industrial Revolution. You have been invited to present your new invention at the
Great Exhibition of 1851. In order to prepare for our exhibition, you must research your
inventor and your innovation, and find information on the following:
1) Research your invention and answer the following questions:
a) When and where was it created (year, place)
b) How does it work?
c) Benefits of your Technology: how does it improve our world
d) What individuals or groups will be helped by your invention
e) What are the costs of your invention (if you can find it)
2) Create a Small Poster/Brochure/Display which you can post at your “Booth”
which answers the questions above. You may use Piktochart, Powerpoint,
Publisher, Prezi, or any other program that you would like to use.
3) Think of a catchy SLOGAN for your invention to write somewhere on your
display that can help us remember your invention.
4) Write a short sales pitch which states why we should buy your invention (why
your invention is so important).
At the conclusion of our Exposition, we will hold a “Sharktank” contest to “fund” your
inventions. Each member of the class will be able to have a certain allowance and can
choose to invest in the inventions they feel are the best. You will write/perform a
persuasive sales pitch to convince the rest of the class that YOUR invention is the best.
Inventor:
Invention:
Grade Rubric
Presentation includes all required information (answers questions 1a to 1d):
Presentation is neat, creative, attractive:
Sales Pitch is accurate and convincing:
Included a Catchy Slogan:
Includes a Bibliography:
50 points
10 points
30 points
5 points
5 points
Total
100 points
Name: _____________________
Great Exhibition of 1851
Inventor
Invention
John Kay
Flying Shuttle
James
Hargreaves
Spinning Jenny
Edmund
Cartwright
Power Loom
Samuel
Crompton
Spinning Mule
Richard
Arkwright
Water Frame
Notes
John
McAdam
Macadamized
Roads
Jethro Tull
Seed Drill
Lord
Townshend
Four Course Crop
Rotation
Henry Cort
Puddling
Henry
Bessemer
Bessemer Process
Thomas
Newcomen
Newcomen Engine
(Atmospheric
Steam Engine)
James Watt
Steam Engine
George
Stephenson
Steam Locomotive
Gottlieb
Daimler
Internal
Combustion Engine
Nikolaus Otto
Four Stroke Engine
Richard
Arkwright
Factory Town
(Cromford and
Massey Mills)
Frederick
Bakewell
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