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- 9th - 12th
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Students, in groups, research inventions discovered by the ancient Chinese. They identify the invention, how it was created, what it was used for and if it is still being used today. They present their findings to the class. Full Review »
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- 1st - 3rd
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Students discuss and create inventions to make their pets' lives easier or more fun. They write paragraphs describing the invention, draw pictures to illustrate the invention, and present the inventions to the class. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students work in teams to research common categories of inventions and their development over time. They access primary and secondary sources; create timelines, glossaries and oral presentations and include a developed bibliography. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students complete a unit on inventors and inventions. They explore various websites, outline the components in the invention cycle, develop a table of Renaissance inventions, create a poster, prepare an interview with a famous inventor, and develop a table of female inventors and their inventions. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 6th
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Students examine the way various inventions have changed their lives. As a class, they create a timeline of the most important inventions during their lifetime and another timeline of how old they were when it was invented. Individually, they use the internet to research one inventor and write their own biography of him or her. To end the lesson, they discuss the positives and negatives of new inventions. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students research the impact of particular inventions on various times throughout history. They compile information from the internet and a database to create a multimedia timeline of important inventions. The program Timeliner is used to create the presentations which are shared with other classmates. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 7th
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Students study vocabulary that is necessary to write about inventors and their inventions using word mapping and vocabulary matching. They research the Internet for information using the appropriate vocabulary in search engines. They read journal stories about a famous inventors. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students identify various inventions and their inventors. As a class, they compare and contrast the Industrial Age with the Information Age and determine the difference between inventions, adaptations and discoveries. They discuss how the invention of the computer is leading us into an even more deeper Information Age. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 4th
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Students examine inventions with this lesson. They contract for a grade and then decide which assignments they plan on doing. There are no objectives for this lesson to critique or review. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students explore the process of inventions and recognize inventors. They invent or modify a household appliance. They note qualities on chart paper, write a detailed description of their invention and compose a visual sketch. Full Review »