Industrial Revolution Stations Example The Bessemer process The

Industrial Revolution Stations

Example - The Bessemer process • The Bessemer Process was created in England by Henry Bessemer in 1855 and brought into production by Henry Bessemer in 1860. To create the Bessemer Process he invented a large, pear-shaped receptacle called a converter and utilized a blast of air in a de-carbonization process to create the steel from iron. • The Bessemer Process is the method for making steel by blasting compressed air through molten iron to burn out excess carbon and impurities. The Bessemer Process lowered the cost of production steel, leading to steel being widely substituted for cast iron. It was the creation of modern steel. • The impact of the Bessemer process led to the inventions and innovations of the Second Industrial Revolution. Cheap steel revolutionized our modern world was used for the following Skyscrapers ● Railroads ● Bridges ● Transportation vehicles ● Elevators ● Weapons ● Assembly lines ● Kitchen Appliances ● Surgical instruments ● Farm implements ● Tools, Nails and Screws ● Tankers

Directions • Go around to the different stations and record the information. • NOTE 1: We will do the final station (Charles Darwin) together. • NOTE 2: If something is missing (like a year), don’t panic! You have a phone! • NOTE 3: Some stations have an activity, so don’t just rush through.

Charles Darwin • In 1831, Darwin embarked on a voyage aboard a ship of the British Royal Navy, the HMS Beagle, employed as a naturalist. Darwin spent much of the trip on land collecting samples of plants, animals, rocks, and fossils. He explored regions in South America and remote islands such as the Galápagos. • In 1859, Darwin published his thoughts about evolution and natural selection in On the Origin of Species. It was as popular as it was controversial. The book convinced many people that species change over time—a lot of time— suggesting that the planet was much older than what was commonly believed at the time: six thousand years.