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Impact of Inventors Lesson Plan

Impact of Inventors Lesson Plan

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Students examine the impact of inventors on our world. In this science lesson, students are given a time line of the invention of familiar objects. Students then evaluate some kid inventors and decide if they would make investments into those products.

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light bulbs, thomas edison, electricity, inventions, inventors

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inventions, light bulbs, thomas edison, science

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Resource Details

Grade

K - 2nd

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2 more...

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Duration

1 hr

Instructional Strategy

Inquiry-Based Learning

Year

2003

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