Project Timeline: Inventors & Inventions Donna Perry

EDST 6306

Task Day Day Day Day Day Day Day Day Day Day
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Task 1 XX XX
Inventors(4)

• Sample
Invention
Display
• KWL
• Video/YouTube
• Articles/
Information
sheets
• Motivation
• VennDiagram

Task 2 XX XX
Ben Franklin

Hands-on Activity

• Review
• KWL
Ben Franklin
• Make a kite

Task 3(Lesson 1 for XX XX XX

PBL)
Accidental
Inventions

• KWL
• Sample
Invention
Display
 • Video/YouTube
• Articles/
Information
sheets
Activity
-groups of 2
• Form to fill in
key words
about inventor
of choice
• Review on how
to use
Wordle.net
• Word (Wordle)
Cloud Activity
on Inventor
Task Day Day Day Day Day Day Day Day Day Day
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Task 4 XX XX
Shared Birthdays

• Research in
Computer lab
• Make booklet

XX XX
Task 5
Patents

• Information
sheets
• Search
• Worksheets

Task Day 11 Day 12 Day 13 Day 14

Task 6(Lesson 2 XX XX XX XX
for PBL)
WebQuest: Make
Your Own
Invention

• KWL
• Review
• Review Time
each day
• Assign
Groups
• Assign
jobs/projects
within groups
• Research
• Presentation
to class

Project Timeline: Inventors & Inventions Donna Perry

EDST 6306

Enrichment (Optional/Extra Credit)

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(Optional. Can
be done in
class when
task with class
is completed
or at home)
Pick either
Women or
African
American
Inventors from
list an do a
special activity
on the
(see below)
• Bio
Cube
• Poster
• Wordle.
net

Activity 7: Invention Convention

Many of Franklin’s scientific inventions came out of his ability to see a need or problem and then come up
with a solution. Sometimes he made improvements on other people’s inventions. Students become inventors
by identifying a problem or need, and inventing a solution.

http://www.pbs.org/benfranklin/teachersguide.html