Thursday, May 31, 2012

civil war science and tech

We have discussed several aspects of science and technology in the Civil War era.  How has your perception of the technology changed? Was there anything you found surprising in learning about technology during the Civil War. 

43 comments:

  1. i'm josh i just learned that there was trains back then

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  2. One thing I found surprising was that they used trains and hot air balloons. I had no idea that they used trains. I like trains. Trains.

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  3. I learned that there is alot more technology then I ever thought example the telegraph, trains, canned stuff.

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  4. i had know idea that there were trains, balloons, submarine, and cannons.

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  5. Maddie and Sophia!(:Thursday, May 31, 2012

    Something I learned was that they used trains. I thought they just used horses & wagons. (:

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  6. I had no idea that they used trains back then! That was surprising.

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  7. they used trains durring the civil war

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  8. My perception of technology has changed because i didn't know they had trains then. I learned that they had canned food back then and that they used submarines.

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  9. SomethingI learned was that they didn't use horses.

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  10. We have discussed several aspects of science and technology in the Civil War era. How has your perception of the technology changed? Was there anything you found surprising in learning about technology during the Civil War.

    Something that I found surprising in learning about the technology during the civil war was that they used ht air balloons. They also used trains! I would have never guessed they had trains.

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  11. One thing I learned is that there were trains in the Civil War

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  12. I did not know that they had trains back in the civil war. <3

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  13. An interesting thing that I learned was that they had a ship that had a revolving gun! i thought that those came along later in history!

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  14. The technology changed a lot, from revolving cannon fire to revolving machine gun and rocket launchers. I learned that the gatling gun was invented really early, during the civil war.

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  16. it changed a lot because we have ipods they hand bands to listen to

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  17. Well i leaned back in the civil war they had trains....never knew that

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  18. I learned that there was hot air balloons and, subs.I was surprised that there was trains and railroads.

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    1. One thing I found surprising was that they used trains and hot air balloons. I had no idea that they used trains. I like trains. Trains.

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  19. I learned that the Civil War era was a very inventive time.

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  20. My perception of the technology changed as i found out the didn't have semi auto guns and i found out they did not have many vehicle! Something i found interesting was that they had armored ships!

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  21. i learned there were hot air balons and submarines

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  22. hot air balloons & trains

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  23. I didn't know they had so much stuff. :D yay science!

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    1. they had hot air balloons, and i seriously did not know that!

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  24. i had no idea that the sub marine was invented during the civil war .

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  25. I was surprised to know that doctors and surgeons didn't have a clue about infections and most medicine.
    FUN FACT!!!!!!!
    Did you know that surgeons were called butchers from all the amputations.

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  26. I had no idea they had hot air balloons, or submarines!

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  27. My perspective changed because I didn't know they had submarines in the civil war.

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  28. They had submarines!!!!!!

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  29. I didn't know that they had telegraphs or submarines or hot air balloons.

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  30. My perception of technology is that, during war time, the most inventions are made. Nothing really suprises me about the technology.

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  31. they made repeating rifles and gadling guns

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  32. I didn't think that they could make iron clad ships that floated and that could actually deflect cannon balls.

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  33. I didn't know that the civil war had submarines or hot air balloons. Also I didn't know they had telegraphs.

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  34. I didnt know that they had hot air balloons

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  35. We are a lot more advanced now.

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  36. Liz Napolitano❤Thursday, May 31, 2012

    We have discussed several aspects of science and technology in the Civil War era. How has your perception of the technology changed? Was there anything you found surprising in learning about technology during the Civil War.
    More Advanced.

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  37. Matt and aaronMonday, June 11, 2012

    I think it's a good idea but it a lot of people could go to far. There should be some restrictions and students should be responsible for their own stuff.

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