Process
Put the stuidents into six research groups.
Each group is given an invetion that they need to research.
The group is to fill out research sheet. research sheet is located in web quest folder:
http://www.myedesk.org/~dbanks/
The five inventors are:
Web site for first five inventors:
1.Benjamin Franklin's work with electricity
2.Thomas Edison and the light bulb
3.Philo T Farnsworth and the invention of the television
4. Wilbur and Orville Wright and the airplane
5. Eli Whitney and the invention of the cotton gin
6. Alexander Grahm Bell
Web site for Alexander Grahm Bell
http://gardenofpraise.com/ibdbell.htm.
After group completes research the next process is to develop a presentation to share their information with the rest of the class groups.
The requirements are:
Each member of the group needs to participate in the presentation.
At least two visuals need to be used to help explain the invention and what it is.
The presetation must be limeted to no more tha ten minutes but at least five minutes.
All the information that was available in the research must be shared.
Two minutes for Qustions will be allowed.
During the presentation the class is filling out research sheets for each inventor.
Students in their research group rank the inventions according to their importance to the American people. These rankings will needto be defended in a class discussion directedby the teacher.