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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students see what inventors have to think about when making an invention, particularly the kinds of effects they can have on people. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students examine the realm and power of inventions, and recognize their impact on people and society. Small groups pretend to have been hired by Edison to make special posters that advertise the uses and benefits of the light bulb. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students are introduced to the realm and power of inventions, and help them to better recognize their impact on people and society. 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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- 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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- 10th
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Students think critically about how inventions and new technologies influence everyday life. They compare the benefits of inventions against the risks that they may bring. Students conduct interviews with peers and adults to allow them to showcase their knowledge on a poster to share with the class via a gallery-walk. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 3rd
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Students recognize that and explain how an invention can be used in different ways. They listen to the story of Stanley Mason and complete a worksheet by writing different uses for several different inventions as well as listing a few of their own. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore how science and technology interact. They discuss important inventions, discoveries and technologies. They research a technology or invention and prepare a presentation that includes the economics, demographics and geographic parameters from the time period of their selection, the societal acceptance and hesitations and the current and future impact. 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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- 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 »
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