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- 3rd - 8th
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Students study African American inventor Jan Earnst Matzeliger and create imaginary monsters using texture. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students read Robert Lawson's, Ben and Me. They research the life of another scientist or inventor and author a storybook using the book they read as a guide. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 4th
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Students research the accomplishments of an inventor. They create a web site based on the research including historical, economic and scientific impact of the invention. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students pretend they are inventors to create their future source of money in twenty years. Using the internet, they research the history of money and how future money could affect the economy. They make and decorate the coins, bills, and credit cards of the future. They also review the functions of money before beginning the lesson. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students inquire how things work and are made. They explore past and present inventions and inventors. They brainstorm types of technology, inventions and inventors. They create a technology that would accomplish a task of their choice. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students research a famous invention or inventor using NebraskAcess databases. They distinguish between the differences of a database and a web site. Students determine how to evaluate the information found on various web sites. They select an invention or inventor, take notes, write a written report and create a PowerPoint presentation highlighting the background of their inventor. Full Review »
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- 8th - 10th
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Students explore the transportation revolution brought about through the use of steam power to move boats over water. They practice note taking skills by taking notes from an article. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students identify particular 19th Century invention/inventor in the 19th century that is of interest to them, conduct research on that person and his/her invention, and prepare report of findings in form of paper, Powerpoint presentation, or other technology. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students read and discuss Faye Gibbon's book "Full Steam Ahead". They create a list of inventors and research an inventor, complete a graphic organizer, write a two-page report about the inventor, and present the paper to their classmates. Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students explore inventions and inventors, focusing on the French-Candadian inventor of the snowmobile Joseph-Armand Bombardier. They brainstorm a list of inventions still to be created and then create their own invention from recycled materials. Full Review »
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