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Students use the Internet to research African American inventors. They work with a partner to complete a graphic organizer about the inventors and the inventions. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students examine recent inventions and discuss the steps the inventor had to go through to develop this product. They share their ideas with the class. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students examine the role of inventors in the United States. They research websites to research the inventors themselves. 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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- 3rd - 5th
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Students use the internet to search for information on inventors. After making a list of inventions of interest to them, they take notes about three of them. Individually, they role-play the role of one of the inventors and perform a skit in front of their class. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students gain an understanding of the impacts that inventions have made on the lives of others and how new developments led to the growth of Ohio and the United States. They also investigate the lives of some individual inventors. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students brainstorm a list of inventions that have affected their lives. In groups, they use the internet to research a specific inventor and their invention. They use the information to write two paragraphs and share their information with the class. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students create an ABC book on inventors and inventions in Microsoft Publisher to present to their class. This project takes about 5 - 7 days to complete. The research step of this needs to be coordinated with the library media specialist. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students read and discuss the book "Full Steam Ahead," by Faye Gibons. They discuss major inventions, inventors, and the impact of these inventions on their lives. Students research a specific inventor, creating a graphic organizer as an aide to their research. They complete their research and present their reports to the class. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the variety of African American inventions and discoveries. They select an African American inventor, conduct Internet research, and write a report in the form of a biography, a series of letters from the inventor to his or her family, or a poster. Full Review »
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