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Class Activities; Curriculum Enrichment; Intermediate Grades; Inventions; Learning Activities; Lesson Plans; Skill Development; Standards; Student Educational Objectives; Technological Advancement; United States History
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The purpose of this lesson is to familiarize students with life and technology around 1900 so that they can better understand how Thomas Edison and his many inventions influenced both. Without some understanding of Edison's time, it is unclear just how significant an impact Edison had on the world, both then and now. While the incandescent light bulb and the phonograph may be familiar, other of Edison's inventions, such as the kinescope, are so strange in name and appearance that students might not make the connection between that machine and today's motion picture industry. The lesson: provides an introduction; poses guiding questions; cites subject areas, time required, and skills developed; gives learning objectives; discusses preparing to teach this lesson; outlines suggested activities (1. Understanding and Identifying Technology Today; 2. Technology in 1900; 3. Thomas Edison's Life and Inventions; 4. Edison in Your Home); suggests activities for extending the lesson; lists selected Web sites; and addresses standards alignment. Attached are a personal technology survey sheet and a technology chart. (NKA)
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Achievement; Bibliographies; Biographies; Entrepreneurship; Inventions; Leadership; United States History
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This book offers a look at those men and women who have made history with their innovative ideas, entrepreneurial daring, and abilities to take the seemingly impossible and make it real. While not every person in the book is well known, many are household names. Their successes, the diversity of their backgrounds, and the talents that these individuals have honed to get to the apex of U.S. inventive and entrepreneurial society ensure that their stories will inspire future generations of innovators. The book offers a glimpse into the lives and achievements of 280+ individuals who have played a significant role in making the United States the most prosperous country in the world. It is intended for any reader with an interest in U.S. business, U.S. history, or the history of innovation and invention. It contains a general bibliography; two subject indexes that list entries by invention/business type and year of birth; a comprehensive index; and 50 photographs depicting these varied individuals. Individuals profiled in the book include: Wally Amos, Bill Gates, Thomas Alva Edison, Walt Disney, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington Carver, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, William Randolph Hearst, Candido Jacuzzi, Vince McMahon, Muriel Siebert, Martha Stewart, Ted Turner, and Oprah Winfrey. (BT)
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