January 22nd, 2002

Parents;

Please look over the following report outline with your child. This report is to be completed in class with teacher direction and peer support. Proofreading of the report is also encouraged to be done with the student at home – please note that it is proofreading not writing the report. You may also help to gather materials. We will be using a Gateway Page Mrs. Jordan has created that will limit our Internet research.

Please sign and return for your child to keep as their guide.

 

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Signature of Parent

 

 

Famous Inventors Research Directions

  1. Choose an inventor for research.
  2. Search for resources from Internet, encyclopedias, magazines and books.

    3. Skim read to see if you could find enough information about this inventor.

  3. Talk about your inventor with a friend.
  4. Begin taking notes on the provided form. If it is an Internet site – list the site. If it is an encyclopedia – list the name of the encyclopedia and the volume. If it is a book –list the title of the book and the author. If it is a magazine – list the title of the magazine, month and title of the article.
  5. When you have completed enough notes on one square, write a paragraph about it.

    6. Be sure to skip lines for proofreading. Complete the paragraph on notebook paper.

  6. Read and correct your paragraph with a friend, then a parent and finally with your teacher.
  7. Continue numbers 4, 5, and 6 until your rough draft is completed.
  8. Begin your final report and copy your rough drafts into paragraphs skipping lines.

Be sure to have a complete heading and title. Include all your resources for your report at the end of your paper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inventor Report Notetaking

What was his early life like?

Name

Place of birth

Parents

Family

Education

 

 

 

What was his most famous invention?

Name of invention

When invented

Description of how it works

 

What value was the invention?

Uses to man

 

 

 

Changes it made

 

 

 

 

 

 

What are some other interesting facts about the inventor or their invention?

Personal reasons for invention

 

 

Special recognition/awards given

Write an imaginary story about your inventor and make a pop up book.

Must include:

Title

Setting

Main characters

Problem

Solution

Conclusion

Create a poem about your inventor or invention patterned after another poem. .

Change the words of a given song to be about your inventor or invention.

Design an advertisement about the invention on the computer.

 

Present your completed project.

 

 

 

 

 

Evaluate your work on this project. What did you do well on your own? What did you need extra help on completing? What might you have done differently?