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Here are the teacher pack items for Case Study: Innovations of the Late 1800s:
Overview In this experience, students create a case study of a major Gilded Age invention or innovation that has impacted the history of the United States. First they develop inquiry questions and conduct research to answer them. Then they following the writing process to create a written report. Next they work in small groups to prepare and deliver an oral report. Finally, they evaluate their presentation using a rubric. Students will collaborate in small groups for scene 5. Assign each of the small groups one of the inventions before beginning the lesson: electricity, telephones, steel production, and agricultural automation. Students will prepare individual written reports and one group oral report together with students who investigated the same invention. There is no quiz at the end of the experience. Instead, students will self-evaluate their work using a rubric. The rubric is available in the Student Pack for students to review before they begin work on the presentations. At each stage, give students a time framework for their tasks. Objectives:
A case study is a detailed examination of a single thing in order to understand a complex matter and to make generalizations. In this lesson, you will learn about late nineteenth-century inventions and innovations that have impacted the development of the United States. You will prepare a written report and you will make an oral presentation.
Objectives:
Inventing the wheel
Which invention has been the most significant for your personal life?
Discuss some of the most and least common of the student posts.
