The Evolution of the Automobile

Today is the day! The mysteries and questions of the automobile will be unveiled in a week's time! Begin to assemble your groups of three to begin your journies!

You will begin your quests through the past by researching information by the questions I have prepared for you. Depending on your skills/attributes in specific areas, you will each decide what your job will be within your group. One person will be required to find information appropriate to your presentation based off of the questions you are provided. The second person will be in charge of organization and preparing the format of the presentation (whether it be Prezi, PowerPoint, etc.). The presenter will be the remaining member of the group, preferably someone who is comfortable speaking in front of his/her peers.

It would be a great idea to construct your presentations around a timeline. Be creative in your findings. All automobile makers are acceptable, just make sure to cite your sources at the end of your presentations. The presentations must be a minimum of ten minutes, and a maximum of 15.  

Day One:

-Find an early automobile invention attempt.

-Who is credited with inventing this particular model?

-What is its operating mechagnism(s)?

-If possible at the time, who were the rival manufacturers of the company/person's model you chose?

Links for Day One:

http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/auto.html

http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/who-built-the-first-automobile

http://www.daimler.com/dccom/0-5-1322446-1-1323352-1-0-0-1322455-0-0-135-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0.html

Day Two:

-Who developed the first patented car used by the majority of American's?

-Who was Henry Ford?

-What were assembly lines?

Links for Day Two:

www.swmidirectory.org/Baushke_Car.html

Day Three:

-What are muscle cars?  

 -Name and describe (make/model, appearance, etc) at least five muscle cars.

-Describe how muscle cars shaped and influenced American society.

Links for Day Three: