{"id":373,"date":"2018-09-26T09:54:12","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T14:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nationaltheatre.com\/PEN\/?p=373"},"modified":"2018-10-16T14:34:54","modified_gmt":"2018-10-16T19:34:54","slug":"thomas-edison-lights-the-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltheatre.com\/PEN\/thomas-edison-lights-the-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Edison Lights the Way"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 30%;float:right; margin-left: 20px; padding: 10px; padding-top:1em; border: solid 2px #d7d5d5;border-radius: 10px;\" >\n<center><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.ntccorporate.com\/PEN18-Oct-DL-Edison-Poster\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nationaltheatre.com\/PEN\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Edison-lights-theway-image.png?ssl=1\"  alt=\"Mayflower Poster\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.ntccorporate.com\/PEN18-Oct-DL-Edison-Poster\" class=\"myButton\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Download the Poster Here<\/a><\/center>\n<\/div>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.ntccorporate.com\/PEN18-Oct-DL-Edison-Video?iframe=true\" rel=\"wp-video-lightbox\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 60%; margin-top: 0em;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nationaltheatre.com\/PEN\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Edison-videoimage.png?ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/center><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>The date was October 21st, 1879. Thomas Edison had been conducting experiments for 14 months, spending about $40,000 (about $850,000 dollars in today\u2019s money) trying to perfect an incandescent light bulb that would burn for longer than an hour or two. There is a common misconception that Edison invented the light bulb \u2500 he did not. But on that day in October, Edison tested a bulb that lasted thirteen and a half hours before burning out. Later, after more work, he made bulbs that lasted about 1,200 hours.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The science behind electricity and the creation of the light bulb is fascinating. Today, we take electric light for granted and we don\u2019t spend a lot of time thinking about the work of the engineers, scientists and inventors behind the products we use every day. Of course, we now know that an incandescent light bulb uses much more energy than new and improved versions like CFLs and LEDs. Edison\u2019s achievements are a great way to introduce STEM subjects and talk about the future of green energy and the careers available in STEM industries. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Thank you for being a part of the Professional Educators Network. We hope you enjoy this new installment of <em>History\u2019s ARTifacts<\/em>. Please watch the educational video with your students, download the poster by this month\u2019s artist, David Ungs, and watch David\u2019s <em>Meet the Artist<\/em> video. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>Meet the Artist: David Ungs<\/h3>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.ntccorporate.com\/PEN18-Oct-DL-Meet-the-Artist?iframe=true\" rel=\"wp-video-lightbox\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 60%; margin-top: 0em;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nationaltheatre.com\/PEN\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/meettheartist-image.png?ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/center><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3>Activities for Thomas Edison Lights the Way<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<style>\r\n\t\t\t\t<style>\r\n#wpsm_accordion_372 .wpsm_panel-heading{\r\n\tpadding:0px !important;\r\n}\r\n#wpsm_accordion_372 .wpsm_panel-title {\r\n\tmargin:0px !important; \r\n\ttext-transform:none !important;\r\n\tline-height: 1 !important;\r\n}\r\n#wpsm_accordion_372 .wpsm_panel-title a{\r\n\ttext-decoration:none;\r\n\toverflow:hidden;\r\n\tdisplay:block;\r\n\tpadding:0px;\r\n\tfont-size: 20px !important;\r\n\tfont-family: Open Sans !important;\r\n\tcolor:#ffffff !important;\r\n\tborder-bottom:0px !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n#wpsm_accordion_372 .wpsm_panel-title a:focus {\r\noutline: 0px !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n#wpsm_accordion_372 .wpsm_panel-title a:hover, #wpsm_accordion_372 .wpsm_panel-title a:focus {\r\n\tcolor:#ffffff !important;\r\n}\r\n#wpsm_accordion_372 .acc-a{\r\n\tcolor: #ffffff !important;\r\n\tbackground-color:#4392f1 !important;\r\n\tborder-color: #ddd;\r\n}\r\n#wpsm_accordion_372 .wpsm_panel-default > .wpsm_panel-heading{\r\n\tcolor: #ffffff !important;\r\n\tbackground-color: #4392f1 !important;\r\n\tborder-color: #4392f1 !important;\r\n\tborder-top-left-radius: 0px;\r\n\tborder-top-right-radius: 0px;\r\n}\r\n#wpsm_accordion_372 .wpsm_panel-default {\r\n\t\tborder:1px solid transparent !important;\r\n\t}\r\n#wpsm_accordion_372 {\r\n\tmargin-bottom: 20px;\r\n\toverflow: hidden;\r\n\tfloat: none;\r\n\twidth: 100%;\r\n\tdisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n#wpsm_accordion_372 .ac_title_class{\r\n\tdisplay: block;\r\n\tpadding-top: 12px;\r\n\tpadding-bottom: 12px;\r\n\tpadding-left: 15px;\r\n\tpadding-right: 15px;\r\n}\r\n#wpsm_accordion_372  .wpsm_panel {\r\n\toverflow:hidden;\r\n\t-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, .05);\r\n\tbox-shadow: 0 0px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, .05);\r\n\t\tborder-radius: 4px;\r\n\t}\r\n#wpsm_accordion_372  .wpsm_panel + .wpsm_panel {\r\n\t\tmargin-top: 5px;\r\n\t}\r\n#wpsm_accordion_372  .wpsm_panel-body{\r\n\tbackground-color:#ffffff !important;\r\n\tcolor:#000000 !important;\r\n\tborder-top-color: #4392f1 !important;\r\n\tfont-size:16px !important;\r\n\tfont-family: Open Sans !important;\r\n\toverflow: hidden;\r\n\t\tborder: 2px solid #4392f1 !important;\r\n\t}\r\n\r\n#wpsm_accordion_372 .ac_open_cl_icon{\r\n\tbackground-color:#4392f1 !important;\r\n\tcolor: #ffffff !important;\r\n\tfloat:left !important;\r\n\tpadding-top: 12px !important;\r\n\tpadding-bottom: 12px !important;\r\n\tline-height: 1.0 !important;\r\n\tpadding-left: 15px !important;\r\n\tpadding-right: 15px !important;\r\n\tdisplay: inline-block !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/style>\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/style>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-group\" id=\"wpsm_accordion_372\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_372 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_372_collapse1\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-minus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"margin-right:6px;\" class=\"fa fa-laptop\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSocial Studies\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_372_collapse1\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse in\"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDiscuss Thomas Edison with your class. Edison was an inventor who, over his lifetime, created, altered and perfected many inventions including the phonograph, movie projector, lightbulb and many other things. His inventions brought him success and notoriety to the point that he became a household name. His lightbulb is one of the most significant inventions of the Industrial Revolution. Have your class discuss his importance in history.\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_372 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_372_collapse2\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"margin-right:6px;\" class=\"fa fa-laptop\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMath\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_372_collapse2\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOne of the ways that energy and electricity are measured is by watts. Watts are used over a period of time, measured in kilowatt-hours. So, if you had a 100-watt lightbulb and used it for one hour, you would have used .1 kilowatt-hour of electricity. If you used that same lightbulb for 10 hours, you have used 1 kilowatt-hour of electricity. This is why energy-efficient lightbulbs and appliances save people money. Utility companies measure our energy use in kilowatt-hours. The less energy you use, the fewer kilowatt-hours are billed to you and the less you have to pay! Have students investigate their family\u2019s home energy bill to discover how many kilowatt-hours of energy they use per month.\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_372 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_372_collapse3\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"margin-right:6px;\" class=\"fa fa-laptop\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tScience\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_372_collapse3\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEnergy is measured in a number of different ways: watts, British thermal units, amps and volts, to name a few. Exploring these different ways of measuring energy can illustrate how energy is used every day. For example, new LED lightbulbs use far fewer watts of energy than older incandescent lightbulbs, yet they yield about the same amount of brightness. An 800-lumen bulb has the approximate brightness of the old 60-watt bulb. A new 7-watt bulb has about the same brightness level as both of these. A better way of judging a bulb\u2019s brightness might be to compare the number of lumens of different lightbulbs. It can be illuminating.\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_372 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_372_collapse4\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"margin-right:6px;\" class=\"fa fa-laptop\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLanguage Arts\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_372_collapse4\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tScience fiction stories often involve spaceships, domed cities or massive computers. 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