The rise of production machinery
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write the inventions of Kay, Hargreaves, Cartwright and Watt in order in a table.
Kay — loom (1733); Hargreaves — Jenny spinning machine; Cartwright — power loom (1785); Watt — improved steam engine.
2
If a hand weaver weaves 5 metres a day and a machine raises output 40 times, how many metres a day?
200
3
Choose a machine at home and write what work it makes easier.
For example, a washing machine eases the work of washing by hand.
4
Why did factories need an engine independent of water? Write two sentences.
A water wheel works only beside a river. A steam engine could work anywhere.
5
Ask your parents what fuels machines use today and write it down.
Petrol, gas, diesel, electricity.