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Lesson1
Unitintroduction:
InventorsandInventions
1classperiod
Studentswillparticipateinathinkpairshareactivityto
createtheirowndefinitionofaninvention.The
instructorwillthenlaunchtheunitbysharinga
readaloudaboutinventionsandinventors.Students
willthenbrainstormwhattheythinkthemost
influentialinventionsareusingaGoogleform.
Lesson2
Inventions
2classperiods Studentswilllearnaboutfamousinventionsandhow
theyhavechangedovertime.Theywillthencreatea
newinvention.Studentswillalsoconductinterviews
abouthowacertaininvention(computers,cell
phones,weatherapps,modernfarmequipment,etc.)
hasaffectedsomeoneslife.
Lesson3
Inventors
2classperiods Studentswillcreateatimelineofinventionsand
inventors.Theywillbeprovidedwithavarietyof
researchmaterials:websites,books,library
databases,etc.Studentswillworkingroupsoffourto
completetheresearchandmakethetimeline.This
typeofteamresearchshouldhelpstudentsnarrow
downaninventortoresearchfurtherduringtheunits
summativeassessment.
Lesson4
ResearchProcess
1classperiod
Studentswillunderstandwhattheresearchcycleis
andhowtouseittofindinformation,allowingthemto
taketheinformationlearnedinthislessonandapplyit
totheirinventionresearchandsubsequentproject.
Lesson5
9classperiods Studentswillselectfromachoiceboardtwodifferent
InventorsPresentations
waystopresenttheirknowledgeabout
(SummativeAssessment)
inventors/inventions.Someoftheitemsincludedon
theChoiceBoardareaneBook,aGlogster,aPrezi,
andatrifold.Theirprojectswillbeusedastheir
summativeassessment.