Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Christie Loreto
EDSE 604
Standards:
World History
Standard 2
Use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of major ideas, eras,
themes, developments, and turning points in world history and examine the broad sweep
of history from a variety of perspectives.
Technology
Standard 2
Students will access, generate, process, and transfer information using appropriate
technologies.
The Arts
Standard 1
Creating, Performing, and Participating in the Arts Students will actively engage in the
processes that constitute creation and performance in the arts (dance, music, theatre, and
visual arts) and participate in various roles in the arts.
Student Preparation:
Ÿ Students should know that each group of two students are responsible for researching
an invention as well as the inventor of that invention
Ÿ Students should know how to use PowerPoint software
Ÿ Students should know how to search the internet for useful research information
Ÿ Students should know how to use a digital camera
Motivation:
The teacher will shut off all the lights in the classroom with the blinds closed as well, so
that the classroom is completely dark. The teacher will then go on to talk about what life
might have been like without the invention of the light bulb. The teacher will do so by
candle light. Once the teacher has capture the students attention he/she will turn on the
white board and demonstrate an example of a collage he/she made of the invention of the
light bulb. This collage will show the “invention in use” in an every day setting. For
example the collage will show a picture of a lamp, a car head light, a recessed light, a
street light and etc. From this point the teacher will get into the procedures of the project
with the class.
Procedure/Implementation:
Student Product/Performance :
Attached is a copy of the following:
Ÿ A mock PowerPoint presentation
Ÿ A mock “invention in use” collage
Ÿ A mock invention request picture
Assessment:
Ÿ Did students successfully compile and create a PowerPoint presentation and an
“invention in use” collage about their inventor and his or her inventions?
Ÿ Did students incorporate all the important information (listed above) about the
invention and inventor?
Ÿ Were students aware of their spelling and grammar?
Ÿ Were both students active in presenting all components of the project?
Ÿ Did both students speak clearly when presenting?
Ÿ Were the students creative throughout their project?