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- 6th - 8th
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Students identify several prominent inventors of the late nineteenth century and describe what they invented. They explain the importance of inventions to the rise of industry and the changing ways of life in the United States. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students read biographies of famous inventors and create classroom timelines of a famous inventor's life that produced a visual picture of the person's life. They make a database of events in their lives and create a slide show presentation Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students discover that Leonardo da Vinci, whose portrait Mona Lisa is the most famous painting of all time, was also an inventor. They use use the internet to research Leonardo's inventions and to learn biographical facts about him. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students complete a number of activities about inventors and inventions. They compete in an invent a pizza contest, after researching the inventions of Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell and the Wright Brothers. 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
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Students use free and fee-based Web sources to do research on famous inventors and inventions as they learn about ownership rights, patents, copyrights and fair- use standards. 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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- 5th
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Students research eight different American inventors from the 1800's using the Internet or an encyclopedia disc. They print pictures and information about these people and examine how the inventions contributed to the Industrial Revolution. They design a booklet about the famous inventors. 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 - 10th
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Students research inventors and their inventions. They collect data about the inventor, the invention, and how the invention works. Students, in groups, compare and discuss the inventions. They decide which inventors should be included in the Hall of Fame. Using word processing software, students write a letter supporting their nomination to the Inventors' Hall of Fame. Full Review »
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