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TOT Team 3 - September 18, 2008

Page history last edited by Kim Harrison 1 yr ago

Team Contact Information

Please tell us who you are, what and where you teach and why you are here...

 

Kim Harrison

CTAP Region 3

 

Ben Anderson

CTAP Region 3

 

Peggy Erickson

CTAP Region 1

 

 


Cross Team Sharing - using Calisphere and the 6 cs

Treasure Hunt Activity Results - 6 C's interpretation

 

 

Photo or link here

 

6 C's interpretations

 

 

CONTENT

Gas pump owned by Mobilgas.  We noticed the following:

  • price of 6.7 gallons is $1.22
  • Only one grade of gas
  • No warning signs about not smoking, health hazards
  • Gas contains lead is posted
  • SIgn indicates that it is only for motor vehicles.
  • In San Diego across the street from the Egyptian Theatre
  • Personal gas attendant by the name of Robert
  • Showing the price of gas, dressed in a Uniform that is very clean

 

CITATION

[ca. 1925] 1920/1930

San Diego Historical Society

 

CONTEXT

http://www.1920-30.com/automobiles/

http://www.heritage.nsw.gov.au/heritagensw/aut02/6_art.htm

 

Beginning of "thematic" gas stations so that drivers could easily identify gas stations.

 

CONNECTIONS

The market was highly speculative---gas being a new technology, prior to the stock market crash.

 

COMMUNICATION

 

CONCLUSIONS

 

 

1.  What did you explore or experiment with?

 

 

2.  How did it work?

 

 

3.  What is something cool you found on your own?

 

 

4. What were the challenges you encountered?

 

 

5. What is something you still want to do?

 

 

6. What advice do you have for others...


 

 

 

 

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