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|Project Overview |

|Name of Project: |Innovation Celebration |Duration: 11 Days |

|Subject/Course: Social Studies & Science, Reading, Research Skills, Writing Process, Math |Grade Level: 4th Grade |

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|Project Idea |Students learn about the process of innovation and the people who have impacted society with their contributions. We will learn and investigate simple machines and how they can be|

| |incorporated into inventions. We will look at different problems we face and see if we can create a solution that could help at least one person. |

|Driving Question(s) |“How can we identify a real world problem for you, your family, community, or even the world and design an innovative solution that will make a difference in at least one person’s |

| |life?”  |

| |Why is there a need for the innovation? What problem did it solve? Did it create any new problems? |

| |Did the inventor hold any patents or copyrights on the innovation? |

| |How did the innovator communicate his/her ideas to others? |

| |What happened in the past that enabled the innovator to come up with new ideas/designs/objects? What happened afterwards as a result of the innovator’s work? |

| |What else was going on in the world at the time of the innovation? |

| |If the innovation still exists, how has the invention changed over time? |

|Content and | |

|21st Century Skills: | |

|Collaboration | |

|Critical Thinking | |

|Following Directions | |

|Leadership | |

|Research | |

|Presentation | |

|Formative Assessments |Journal/Learning Log/ Concept Maps |Presentation Practice |

| |Preliminary Plans/Outlines/Prototypes |Research Skills |

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|Summative Assessments |Written Product(s), with rubric: |Other Product(s) or Performance(s), with rubric: |

| |History of Toy research paper and technology presentation |Toy invention, Marketing Plan, & Toy Fair |

| |Oral Presentation, with rubric |Self/Peer Evaluation |

|Project Teaching and Learning Guide |

|Project: Innovation Celebration |Course/Semester: 4th Grade Project/Spring |

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|Knowledge and Skills Needed by Students |Scaffolding / Materials / Lessons to be Provided |

|to successfully complete culminating products and |by the project teacher, other teachers, experts, |

|performances, and do well on summative assessments |mentors, community members |

|Research Partners | |A Research and Learn Book- Inventors and their Inventions-w/ A special “Be an Inventor Unit” |

|-Marvin Stone and Drinking Straws |( | |

|-Clarence Crane and Life Savers Candy | | |

|Whitcomb L. Judson and the Zipper | | |

|James Naismith and Basketball | | |

|Hugh Moore and the Dixie Cup | | |

|Earl Dickson and Band-Aids | | |

|Levi Strauss and Blue Jeans | | |

|Ralph Samuelson and Water Skis | | |

|Ruth Wakefield and Chocolate-Chip Cookies | | |

|Chester Greenwood and Earmuffs | | |

|George Crum and Potato Chips | | |

|Joseph Gayetty and Toilet Paper | | |

| | |Introduce inventions and simple machines |

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|K’Nex learning systems | |Allows the students to view and explore simple machines |

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|PROJECT CALENDAR |

|project: Innovation Celebration |Start Date: 1-11-16 / 12 Days |

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|Mon.1-11-16 |Mon.1-25-16 |Mon.2-22-16 |Mon.2-29-16 |Mon.3-7-16 |

|Bloom’s Random Item Activity |Inventors/ Research |Rd/edit/fc presentation |Present Inventor |Mini lessons on pulleys and levers |

|Mother of Necessity | | |Introduce simple machines using |using K’Nex |

|Independent Inventor Activity | | | |

|-Go through research questions | | |ol/?c=45 | |

|4th grade planner plan dates with | | | | |

|partner | | | | |

|Research Partners | | | | |

|-Marvin Stone and Drinking Straws | | | | |

|-Clarence Crane and Life Savers Candy | | | | |

|Whitcomb L. Judson and the Zipper | | | | |

|James Naismith and Basketball | | | | |

|Hugh Moore and the Dixie Cup | | | | |

|Earl Dickson and Band-Aids | | | | |

|Levi Strauss and Blue Jeans | | | | |

|Ralph Samuelson and Water Skis | | | | |

|Ruth Wakefield and Chocolate-Chip | | | | |

|Cookies | | | | |

|Chester Greenwood and Earmuffs | | | | |

|George Crum and Potato Chips | | | | |

|Joseph Gayetty and Toilet Paper | | | | |

|Mon.3-21-16 |Mon.3-28-16 |Mon.4-4-16 |Mon.4-11-16 |Mon.4-18-16 |

|Mini lessons on wheels and axles and |Patent/ Create invention |Create invention |Create invention |Invention Presentation Board |

|incline planes. using K’Nex | | | | |

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|Mon.4-25-16 |Mon. 5-2-16 | | | |

| |Presentation | | | |

|Presentation Practice | | | | |

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