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Abstract
Students are asked to focus on major inventions from the late
1800s to 2000. They will be directed to examine how these inventions
were and are related to societal needs. They will further be guided
in investigations to explore the impact these inventions have had on
our lives and how they have laid the groundwork for subsequent
inventions. Students will use technology to access the American
Memory Collections for original photographs, sketches, and other
related documents to research inventions. All students will produce
a written research report on a selected inventor and invention. They
will complement their written work with an oral or visual
presentation, such as a model, advertisement, diorama or any other
teacher approved selection.
Components of
unit:
Lesson One: Students Create Timeline from late 1800s to
2000 to mark significant inventors' inventions.
Lesson Two:
Students use library resources, internet search engines and search
the American Memory Collection, as well as those previously saved
video, music and animations to classroom computer desktop to track
the progress of the automobile.
Lesson Three: Students are
introduced to 26 different inventions. They decide the order of
their importance and select one for their topic of
research.
Online Resources to Complement This Unit:
Early phone call
Alexander Graham Bell's telephone design
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Invitation/Fundamental Understandings:
Essential
Questions:
Knowledge and skills: How have societal
needs influenced the necessity for inventions?
Standards
National Standards NS 7.5.7 identify the
contributions of the inventors and discoverers, including:
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Thomas Edison
� Wright Brothers
� Alexander Graham Bell
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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 � CEF (4) 11.1 Formulate research questions and establish
a focus and purpose of inquiry � CEF (4) 11.4 Organize and record
information from print and non-print resources � CEF (4) 11.5
Present research findings for different purposes and audiences using
various media
Workforce Competencies:
Unit of Practice
Relevance:
Questions to be addressed during the course of study would be: �
How are some inventions interrelated? � Which inventions were
stepping stones for others? � What would life be like without the
airplane, automobile or telephone?
Context
Students should have a basic understanding of research via the
Internet, as well as the ability to conduct research using library
resources.
Assessment
Students will read their written research report to their class
of peers, as well as present their oral or visual project of their
chosen inventor and invention. A rubric will be used to determine if
the required components of the project have been met.
Components:
�National Digital Library of Congress
Additional Resources
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