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Hey Kid, Want To Buy A Bridge?

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Students study the building of the Brooklyn Bridge and the inventions of Thomas Alva Edison. They design an infomercial to sell a product or a service for an invention. They create an invention that improves the world and write an article or news release.

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inventors, inventions, the gilded age, the industrial revolution

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brooklyn bridge, gilded age, industrial revolution, inventors, social studies
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4th - 6th
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Social Studies & History
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