Create a Timeline

Lesson Details Subject:English/Language Arts Learning Level: Intermediate Author(s): Sandra Harris, Dan Ihnen, Joyce Kistler Submitted by:

Abstract Students Create Timeline from late 1800s to 2000 to mark significant inventors' inventions. Lesson fundamental understandings: Essential Questions: How are some inventions interrelated? Standards National Standards NS 7.5.7 identify the contributions of the inventors and discoverers, including: · Thomas Edison · Wright Brothers · Alexander Graham Bell · George Washington Carver State Standards · CEF (5)4.17 Identify the contributions of inventors and discoverers · CEF (4) 3.3 Select information from a variety of remote resources for a research topic or problem Lesson Prerequisite Skills : Students should have a basic understanding of research via the Internet, as well as the ability to conduct research using library resources. Teacher Information/Situations/Setting/Time · Computer lab, classroom computer, library resources · Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov · Internet search engines · Monitor student writing and projects during informal observations and informal checks for understanding by teacher and peers · Class time needed: Approximately 1.5 hours plus homework Assessment They will complete the 5ws (who, what, when, where, why) for their assigned inventions and be able to share this information with the class. Student Activity/Tasks Refer to the following website for background information. http://inventors.about.com/science/inventors/library/weekly/aa121599a.htm Students are given a 3-foot piece of adding machine tape. They are asked to evenly divide and mark the tape in decades starting with 1890 up to the year 2000. Students are introduced to significant inventions that can be marked on this timeline. These can range from the following: Automobile, airplane, radio, refrigerator, toaster, television, computer, telephone, cell phone, phonograph, CD player, or others that teachers and/or students brainstorm. After completion of the timeline, students will be asked to work in cooperative groups (five groups), and each group will research two of these inventions via print and technology (www.invent.org/book/book-index.html). Enrichment/Alternate Activity: Cross-Curricular: Technology Requirements/Tools/Materials · Computer lab, classroom computer, library resources · Library of Congress · Internet search engines Online Resources to Complement This Unit: Early phone call Alexander Graham Bell's telephone design Clocktower 025885 024386 008715 005483 007604 119631 105991 Acknowledgements: National Digital Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov Additional Resources Main URL: Related Lessons Related Resources Copyright © 1997-2003 Career Connection to Teaching with Technology USDOE Technology Innovation Challenge Grant Marshall Ransom, Project Manager All rights reserved.