Inventor+Project

Your group is going to be choosing an inventor to recommend for the World's Greatest Inventor of the Industrial Revolution Award. This award is given to the inventor whose inventions have meant the most to society over the past 100 years. To do this you will not only have to evaluate the inventors inventions but also the inventor himself. Each member of your group will have a specific job. Together you will be presenting to the class and Mr. Simmons. These presentations will be evaluated and the best presentation will win. Here are the steps you need to complete this task:

Step 1: Complete Inventor Worksheet, make sure to find out what each inventor invented and also what the significance was?

Step 2: Discuss with your group and rank all 15 inventors 1 being the inventor who has made the most impact on society 15 being the least.

Step 3: Approach Mr. Simmons' with your decision to see make sure it is approved.

Step 4: Within your group, you will now plan your presentation. Each member of the group will be responsible for a different part of the presentation: a letter recommending the innovator for the award, a model and explanation of the innovator's invention, and background information on the innovator. Choose which job each member should do.

Step 5: Refer to the the Resources page for instructions on how to go about each job. Make sure you refer to the Rubrics to see how each product will be assessed.

Step 6: Present to class.

Inventors List (click each name to see site with info on inventor) [|Eli Whitney] [|Henry Ford] [|Wright Brothers] [|Thomas Edison] [|Alexander Graham Bell] [|James Watt] [|George Eastman] [|Henry Bessemer] [|George Stephenson] [|Robert Fulton] [|Samuel Colt] [|John Deere] [|Cyrus McCormick] [|Samuel Morse] [|Issac Singer]

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