Craig and I followed-up on the distinction between the terms emigrant, immigrant and migrate and discussed why the pioneers emigrated to a new country. We discussed the changes that came about and led to the industrial revolution. We created a cotton gin like the one we saw on Pinterest. Craig did a great job with this project and he typed up a short explanation for the other students to read. When we were finished, we were surprised to find that Ms. Christine had real cotton bolls in her car from cotton that she grew at home! Imagine our surprise!!!! We watched a great video explaining the assembly line and Eli Whitney's contribution as pioneer of American manufacturing by inventing the cotton gin and, more importantly, interchangeable parts. We also were reminded of the effect of this invention on the production of cotton in the south and on the slave population.