PBL- Inventions

Grade- 4th Subjects- Reading, Social Studies, & Writing Lesson Plan by: Michelle Stein & Rachel Griffith

Pre-Assessment -Research Model -PBL-explain -Colonization/TX Frontier/Hardships-pgs.306-309

Project Standards -Refer to the TEKS

Driving Question -What impact did new inventions have on Texas? How did they help, change, develop, and or hurt the development of the southwest and the Texas frontier?

Project Requirements -identify and explain the impact new inventions had on Texas using guided research questions -explain how the inventions helped develop, change, and/or hurt the development of the southwest and TX frontier using guided research questions -produce a portion of the research paper as a final copy

Product -group collaborative research paper -multimedia presentation

Real Audience

-physical -peers

Hook -video (Take a journey to the year 2020-2025 Future Technology) Rubric -Rubric is attached (1,2,3,4)

Research Questions General 1. What is a new invention? 2. What is the Texas frontier? 3. Are new inventions important in history? Why? 4. How do I find information about new inventions? 5. What is a research paper? 6. How do I write a rough draft? / What are the key components of a rough draft? Communication 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. How did people communicate before the 1900s? What types of communication were invented from 1900-1950? Who invented the types of communications you chose? How did these inventions change, develop, and or hurt the Texas frontier? Why did Chester Carlson invent the photocopier? How did the radio broadcast help communication from Texas to other parts of the country? What types of inventions are still used today? Are these inventions the same or have they been improved?

Transportation 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. What types of transportation were used before the 1900s? What types of transportation were invented from 1900-1950? Who invented these types of transportations you chose? How did new transportation affect the lives of Texans? How did these inventions change, develop, and or hurt the Texas frontier? What did farmers use to thresh their crops before the invention of the tractor? Which of these transportation device are still used today? Are these inventions the same or have they been improved?

Electricity

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Medical 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

What types of appliances were invented from 1900-1950? Who invented these appliances? How was electricity discovered? What were homes lit by before the invention of electric lamps? How did these appliances affect the Texas frontier? How did these inventions change, develop, and or hurt the Texas frontier? What appliances invented in the 1900s are still used today? Are these appliances the same or have they been improved?

What types of medicines were invented or discovered from 1900-1950? Who invented/discovered the medicines you chose? How did these inventions affect the Texas frontier? How did these inventions change, develop, and or hurt the Texas frontier? How were infections treated before the invention of antibiotics? How did the discovery of antibiotics affect the human lifespan? What types of medication invented in the 1900s are still used today? Are these inventions the same or have they been improved?

Vocabulary General Vocabulary Invention Frontier Development Growth Rural Urban Industry Manufacture Unions Worker Change Society Patented Communication Vocabulary Telegraph Controversy Transmit Transmitter Harmonic Switchboard Device Cellular Operator (referring to the phone) Photocopy Revolutionize Efficient

Photoconductivity Photoconductor Xerography Morse code Frequencies Commercial broadcasting

Insulated Electrons Conversion Conductor Turbine Currents Filament

Transportation Vocabulary Agriculture Plow Engine Thresh Assembly Line Axle Equipped Conveyor Belt Productivity Affordable Propulsion systems Rotor Cable Car Omnibus Tram Trolley

Halogen lamp Fluorescent light Generate Scrub board Contraption Appliances

Medical Vocabulary Antibiotics Bacteria Infection Penicillin Antiseptic Resistance Viral infection Prescription Gauze Sterile

Electricity Vocabulary Incandescent light Refrigerator Preserve

Medical practitioner Influenza Vaccine Homeopathic

Virus

Remedy

DIY Scaffolding Activities Examples of research papers Technology apps/websites (How-to) TX Frontier (pages from the SS textbook) Citations (how to cite sources)

Anticipated Workshops (Mini lessons) Taking notes without copying Citations Identifying main points in research Writing a research papers Making connections between research and knowledge of Tx Frontier Revise/Editing Papers

Resources Librarian/Technology Specialist Fourth Grade Social Studies Textbook

Project Materials To be determined by group

Challenge Brief As we learn about new inventions and their impact on the TX frontier, students will compose a group collaborative final research paper. The students will also have the opportunity to design/create a multimedia presentation. The presentation will present new inventions from the 1900s to the 1950s and how they have helped develop, change, and or/hurt the TX Frontier.

Timeline Protocol Launch Plan Timeline (in days) 2 2

Research/Work Desk Crits Publish/Share Total

4 ? 8 16

Calendar -See attached calendar

Project Summary identify and explain the impact new inventions had on Texas using guided research questions explain how the inventions helped develop, change, and/or hurt the development of the southwest and TX frontier using guided research questions produce a portion of the research paper as a final copy