Monday, October 15, 2012

Field Trip to National Geographic - 1001 Inventions


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Now that you have returned from the field trip please let us know what parts of the exhibit you liked.
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  2.  Describe one invention/person/concept you learned that you found interesting.
  3.  Describe one invention/person/concept that you would like learn more about.
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Here was sculpture that some of the boys made in the crafts area of the exhibit.

Here is a maps of some items that were traded during the "Golden Age of Islam".

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15 comments:

  1. AndrewOctober 15, 2012 at 3:47 PM

    The invention I found interesting was the crank where you turned the handle and a block moved back and forth.
    I would like to learn more about this crank, and I would like to observe its mechanics in more detail.

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  2. lchinOctober 15, 2012 at 4:23 PM

    I think the man used catgut to stitch up internal wounds and made many medical instruments we still us today was prett interesting. I would like to learn about the Chinese junk ships that were made by Zhang He. I would like to learn about the structure.

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  3. sunjinkimOctober 15, 2012 at 4:37 PM

    Something that I really found interesting was the time- telling machine. It was so intricately crafted that if the ball went astray then the whole machine would not tell time correctly. This one ball was first put into water then raised out of it and onto a little slide. It next, came out of a dragons mouth and into a little bowl which then circled to the bottom and onto a flat surface. A man sitting next to the surface, would then see the ball and strike a gong signaling a new hour.


    I would like to learn more about all the Islamic doctors who used to use cat gut to stich up wounds. I found it very interesting that advanced doctors today still use that method.

    SK- Larocque

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  4. UnknownOctober 15, 2012 at 4:42 PM

    The invention that I found very interesting was the mixed-culture clock. The invention that I want to learn more about is the astrolabe.


    CAS-Larocque

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  5. UnknownOctober 15, 2012 at 4:58 PM

    I am very interested in the astrolabe. I would like to know more about it, as I don't really know what it does.
    SNP-Larocque

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  6. UnknownOctober 15, 2012 at 5:00 PM

    this field trip was very fun, and it taught me that the dark ages really werent very bad. i also learned that many things were invented in the islamic dark ages.

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  7. UnknownOctober 15, 2012 at 5:04 PM

    I liked the exhibit on the astrolabe. I would like to know more on the guy who pretended to be mad. RS-Larocque

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  8. blarfOctober 15, 2012 at 5:36 PM

    I found the time telling machine very interesting. I want to learn more about Zheng He and the Chinese Junk Ship.

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  9. Robert GerberOctober 15, 2012 at 5:49 PM

    Robert Gerber

    I was interested in Al-Jazari, and how he made the motor pump. I would like to know more about the Astrolabe.

    RG-Larocque

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  10. UnknownOctober 15, 2012 at 9:59 PM

    Benjamin Burgess

    I was interested in the very complicated clock. I would like to learn more about this clock because this looks like and antique not anything that tells time.

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  11. Win Within BaseballOctober 16, 2012 at 9:24 AM

    The invention I found most interesting is the mixed culture time telling machine. One artifact I would like to learn more about is the astrolabe because I dont really know what it was used for and I found it really interesting. (LI....larocque)

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  12. Win Within BaseballOctober 16, 2012 at 9:24 AM

    The invention I found most interesting is the mixed culture time telling machine. One artifact I would like to learn more about is the astrolabe because I dont really know what it was used for and I found it really interesting. (LI....larocque)

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  13. Win Within BaseballOctober 16, 2012 at 9:24 AM

    My favorite exhibit was the exhibit of our moon that showed the different types of rocks that are named after various people. I would like to learn more about Al-Jazari, the inventor of the wheel and axle. (CB) Larocque

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  14. Win Within BaseballOctober 16, 2012 at 9:25 AM

    The concept of surgery, for how we use many of the same tools today for surgery. I would like to learn more about the concept of the combustion engine.
    BP-Larocque

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  15. AnonymousOctober 16, 2012 at 7:46 PM

    I found the invention of projection using a candle very interesting. I would like to learn more about the House of Wisdom school and library in Baghdad.
    HG - Larocque

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