| Inventors
and Inventions Book Report Here's what you need to do |
| Priority |
Activities
to complete |
| 1 |
Obtain
a biography of an inventor. |
| 2 | Read
your book; use post its to mark the location of important* information. |
| 3 |
Identify
the major inventions; you do not need to research more than three. |
| 4 |
Locate
a photograph of the inventor. |
| 5 |
Use
the photograph to assist you in planning the model of your inventor.
(The body will be the one or two liter soda bottle.) The rubric
that will be used for grading is here. |
| 6 |
Create a
written composition describing your inventor's life, inventions, and
professional success. (The grading
rubric for this is found here). |
| 7 |
Identify
the way that you and your inventor are similar in personality, work
ethic, and interests. |
| 8 |
Prepare
to make an oral presentation to the class. |
| I |
Life of the
Inventor |
|
| A. |
Date of
birth |
|
| B.
|
Date of
death (if not still living) |
|
| C. |
Family
life & personality |
|
| D. |
Education |
|
| II. |
Major invention
(or inventions if there is more than one) |
|
| A. |
How did
the inventor come up with the idea? |
|
| B. |
Did it
take a long time or many attempts to come up with the idea? Describe. |
|
| III. |
Was your
inventor's idea/design accepted by the peers (in his or her profession)? |
|
| IV. |
How
are you similar in personality, interests, and work ethic to your
inventor? |
|
| V. |
Your opinion of the
book |
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