The Time Machine

After reading The Time Machine, students explored the various differences and struggles between the two distinct classes in the novel, the Eloi and the Morlocks, as well as time travel, and other social issues from the novel. Dr. Chris Vuille, a professor of physics at Embry-Riddle and author of his own work of science fiction, helped instruct students on Einstein's Theory of Special Relativity and the various obstacles that prevent us from developing time traveling machines.

Time Travel

Students developed pages on time travel, whether it is feasible, and how else it is used in Science Fiction.

Hyun Park, researched various methods of time travel, and whether or not they are feasible in real life.
Tyler Flowers, looked at time travel as it is explained in the novel, and the film Interstellar.
Jin Park, investigated the feasibility of time travel, specifically wormholes, and time travel using light energy.
Jonathan Seiler, explored time travel, comparing the methods used in The Time Machine to those used in the motion picture Interstellar.
Cody Wilson, analyzed time as a fourth dimension, and discussed the implications this would have on time travel.

Class Struggle

Here, students created pages in which they analyze the class struggles found in the novel.

Taylor Guevarez, explored Marxism, gene evolution, and Social Darwinism as they are used by Wells in the novel.
Jonathan Sookdeo, researched class separation in the novel, and how it relates to the social reality of the present.

Social and Political Impact

In these pages, students explore political and social parallels to The Time Machine, from communism to social darwinism.

Teslim Balogun, explored social darwinism, and how it is used by Wells in The Time Machine.
Will Doubleday Potts, researched science fiction as a medium for authors to critique social issues, in The Time Machine and other works.
Michael Nix, investigated the devolution of humanity as explored in The Time Machine.

The Destruction of the Earth

These students examined Wells's description of the Earth in it's final days, and analyzed the feasibility of this as portrayed in The Time Machine.

Raymond Diaz, investigated the desctruction of planets, and specifically, whether or not the Earth will be consumed by the expansion of the sun.
Leslie C. Gallardo, asked, then answered the question: How will the world end?
Kirk Haun, analyzed pieces of science from the novel to scientific research in real life, including the destruction of Earth by its expanding sun.
Jazmyne Lones, investigated Red Giant Theory, and whether ot not humanity is destined to be engulfed in its dying sun.
Chris Paxton, explored entropy, and how it relates to the end of the world.
Jack Strange, investigated reasons why the Earth would be warmer than it is now, as it is depicted by Wells in the novel.

Course designed and taught by Dr. Ashley Andrews Lear at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 2017.