Inventions In A Cornerstone Unit 1

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CORNERSTONE OVERVIEW PRIOR KNOWLEDGE (Before the Unit) The process of planning and developing an invention in this Cornerstone involves a great deal of reading and gathering information about inventions through the careful examination of several complex texts about inventors, their inventions. and the real world problems that they strove to resolve through their ingenuity. Consequently, to be successful, students will need to have had a considerable amount of practice reading complex texts for the main idea, key details, summarizing, annotating, comparing, contrasting. They should also be familiar with using technology (e.g., computers, web browsers) and conducting research independently. PLACEMENT WITHIN THE UNIT Before Throughout Unit 1, students learn about inventions and how they are determined to be successful. They read several texts leading up to the Cornerstone to learn how an invention developed out of a problem or a need and eventually positively impacted society. They will examine the similarities and differences between the process of discovery for different inventors and how their unique qualities and traits led to successful inventions. These experiences support the Cornerstone assignment because they will provide students with the foundational knowledge needed in order to develop a really great plan for their invention. …show more content…

I can determine how inventions have been created out of the need to solve a problem. I can analyze the evidence collected from my research to include how inventions have solved problems. I can a plan for an

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