Industrial Revolution Inventor Project
Your task is to take on the persona of an inventor from the Industrial Revolution and promote your invention through a poster or brochure.  You must fill in all of the planning and research sheets included in the assignment pack for full marks.  
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Use the links below to help guide your research and finish your project. Remember to use your own words as much as possible when taking notes to avoid plagerism.

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Inventors of the Industrial Revolution
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Top 10 Inventors of Industrial Revolution
Industrial Revolution Inventors Chart
Inventors of the Industrial Revolution
Inventor Timeline of Industrial Revolution
Crash Course - Coal, Steam & The Industrial Revolution - VIDEO
Overview of the Industrial Revolution

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Jethro Tull - Seed Drill

• Jethro Tull Agriculturist
• Jethro Tull - BBC
• Jethro Tull 

James Hargreaves - Spinning Jenny

• ​Spinning Jenny 
• James Hargreaves - Inventors.com
• Spinning Jenny - original drawings

​The Stephensons - Rocket Locomotive

• Stephenson's Rocket
• Rocket Locomotive Animation
• Stephenson 

Samuel Crompton - Spinning Mule

• S. Crompton 
• Spinning Mule Invention
• The Life of Samuel Crompton 

Thomas Newcomen - Compressed Steam

• Thomas Newcomen
• The Newcomen Engine
• The Steam Engines of T. Newcomen

Eli Whitney - Cotton Gin

• Eli Whitney - Cotton Gin Museum
• Eli Whitney - Biography
• Eli Whitney

Richard Arkwright - Water Frame

• Arkwright Water Frame
• Richard Arkwright - History.com
• Richard Arkwright - short video

Abraham Darby - Cast Iron

• A. Darby - Encyclopedia Britannica
• A. Darby - BBC
• A. Darby & The Bristol Iron Co.

​John Kay - Flying Shuttle

• John Kay - Flying Shuttle
• John Kay - Intriguing History
• ​John Kay

James Watt - Steam Engine

• History of Steam Engine
• James Watt - Scottish Hall of Fame
• Jame Watt

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Edmund Cartwright - Powered Loom

• Edmund Cartwright - Inventor
• Edmund Cartwright
• Edmund Cartwright - Spartacus Museum

Richard Roberts - Self-Acting Mule

• Richard Roberts - Encyclopedia Britannica
• R. Roberts - Menai Heritage
• Richard Roberts - Engineer

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