Age of Great Inventions
Current Events & Pop Culture
Available to teachers only as part of the Teaching Great Inventions of the Gilded Age Teacher Pass
Teaching Great Inventions of the Gilded Age Teacher Pass includes:
- Assignments & Activities
- Reading Quizzes
- Current Events & Pop Culture articles
- Discussion & Essay Questions
- Challenges & Opportunities
- Related Readings in Literature & History
Sample of Current Events & Pop Culture
Making Space for New Inventions
Makers spaces are fast becoming the modern hubs of creativity for people producing goods and discovering new inventions and technologies. Check out this Atlantic article about such spaces and the ethics of innovations such as the 3D printing of body parts or firearms.