Steam+Engine

1. My topic is the invention of the steam engine. 2. What i already know: 3. What i want to know: 4. My research stragey:
 * Who? I don't know who invented the steam engine.
 * What? The steam engine was invented.
 * Where? The united states.
 * When? During the Industrial Revolution.
 * Why? To make trade easier between other countries.
 * How? I don't know how they invented the steam engine.
 * Who? Who invented the steam engine?
 * What? What was the reaction of the merchants when they heard of this new invention?
 * Where? Where did the invention of the steam engine take place?
 * When? When did the process start and end to create the steam engine?
 * Why? Why did people decide to make a steam engine?
 * How? How did this effect the everyday life of the colonists?
 * Who? I will ask Mrs. Horn and Mrs. Brolan for any questions i have.
 * What? I will use books and the internet.
 * Where? I will go to the library at CTMS and the public library.
 * When? During the class period and outside of school if i have time.
 * How? I will use my thesis statement and research questions to figure out what to look for and what to take notes.

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The steam engine influenced transportation and travel dramatically during the Industrial Revolution. Although, it needed many improvements before it could be used. The steam engine was a great machine. The steam engine influenced many of the machines we use today, such as cars and railways. Today, we don’t realize what it is like to not have an engine to operate machines. But since the steam engine, was invented during the Industrial Revolution, it was the beginning of a new era.   Cornisham Thomas Newcomen, along with his business partners, built the first steam engine. They built the first steam engine in order to pump water from mines. The engines were extremely heavy and inefficient. (Dale, Rodney) This was a great idea but there was one problem, the machine itself wasn’t usable. Newcomen's steam engine resembled earlier pumps, because it had a closed cylinder which was close to Savery's chamber and it had a piston which was close to a vacuum. (Ed. Kimberly) The steam engine didn’t just come from mid air; it was a machine that took lots of reasoning and ideas that were put together to create it.

 Even though the steam engine was created a long time ago, it had a very complex operation. The power of the steam engine was created, by steam, which was created by water. This worked by the piston pushing the steam out because pressure would be pushing the piston down. This would pull down a pivoted beam, which would raise the pump rod, which would carry the water. Then the piston would go back to the starting point, by the weight of the pump rod, and the process would repeat itself. (Dale, Rodney)             <span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The steam engine needed many improvements and Watt was the first one to realize it. Watt was asked by Glasgow University to repair a model of the steam engine. He realized the steam engine was extremely inefficient, because it only would work for two strokes. Also, that the steam in the cylinder was a waste of energy because most of the energy was used to heat up the cold metal. (Dale Rodney) Watt made many improvements to the steam engine. The first improvement was making the cylinder insulated, while maintaining working temperature, which was controlled by a steam jacket. Another improvement was replacing the air pressure with expanding steam in order to move the piston up and down. The most dramatic improvement was to make the piston able to push the beam up and pull it down. This made making a crank possible to turn the flywheel. (Dale, Rodney) James Watt made the steam engine more useful, but George Corliss made the steam engine the best it could be. His engines operated smoothly and they even were used to power textile mills, without breaking the threads. Also, they could power all exhibits at the Machinery Hall. (Ed. Kimberly) The steam engine was now perfected; this was the start of steam engines becoming popular. <span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">In 1804, Oliver Evans created the first high pressure, non-condensing engine. (Ed. Kimberly) Many machines used steam as their source of power, such as the power boats, railways and even automobiles. Another machine that used steam as power was the first steam turbine which was invented by Charles Parsons. The steam engine was so powerful that is was used in huge ships and turbongenerators. (Nagel Edward) The steam engine soon faded in the darkness because it influenced many other inventions that replaced it, such as the internal-combustion engine. This engine was used in cars and many other machines rather than the steam engine. (Nagel, Edward) <span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";"> The steam engine needed many improvements before it was useable, but it was the beginning of a whole new world. Even though steam engines aren’t very popular today, it was the base for the creation of the cars that we use today. Many people have not heard of the steam engine, but it will never be forgotten as the first engine ever invented.

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 * Flow || Paper is difficult to read and understand. || Paper is full of short, choppy sentences and topic shifts with no transitions. || Some use of transitional words and phrases but the paper is a bit choppy at times. || Use of transitional words and phrases as well as topic sentences makes the paper easy to read from start to finish. || 4 ||
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