Kathy's+Teaching+Guide

Curriculum Goals 
 * __Your general educational goals__

In general terms what are you trying to achieve with these learners?

Students will examine a number of different inventions that improved communication, improved people’s quality of life, and were created by minorities and woman and evaluate how these inventions shaped American culture.

You will answer this question in Activity 2a. ||
 * Description of your learners

Include their age and/or grade level, and other relevant information such as their interests, future goals, and background.

This curriculum web is aimed at 4th graders.

You will answer this question in Activity 2b. ||
 * __Description of your subject matter__

What subjects, topics, or issues are at the center of this curriculum web?

This subject of this curriculum web is Social Studies.  __Topics will include__: Scientific and technological inventions, Important roles and contributions of individuals and groups, African American and Women Inventors.

You will answer this question in Activity 2c. ||
 * __Detailed learning objectives__

List your desired outcomes in terms of changes in the learners’ knowledge, skills, and attitudes

This curriculum web focuses on Standard 1.3 of the New York State Learning Standards:


 * Study about the major social, political, economic, cultural, and religious**
 * developments in New York State and United States history involves**
 * learning about the important roles and contributions of individuals and**
 * groups.**


 * - identify individuals who have helped to strengthen democracy in the United States and throughout the world.**

The outcomes for this curriculum web are as follows:

-**Students will be able to predict how American culture would be different without inventions** K- Analyze how inventions changed our culture throughout the 20th century S- Analyze inventions throughout the 20th century in areas such as fashion, television, video games etc. O- Students will select and defend an object they believe had an impact on American culture during the 20th century

-**Students will be able to analyze inventions that have advanced the area of communication** K- Examine several inventions in the area of communication S- Analyze how people communicated with each other before the invention of the telephone O- Students will be able to evaluate concepts and ideas in the communication inventions field. Students will be able to arrange inventions from the communication field and sketch these onto a time line.  -**Students will be able to categorize inventions that have helped improve quality of life** K- Appraise inventions that helped improve people’s quality of life in America S- Categorize inventions that helped improve the areas of medicine and science and research the inventor’s association with those inventions O- Students will be able to appraise inventions that have helped improve people’s quality of life in America and categorize them into multiple categories including medical, technological, scientific, entertainment, leisure, work, and reduced quality of life etc. Students will also be able to evaluate how these inventions have improved society’s quality of life.

K- Assess several prominent inventions created by African Americans and Women S- Predict what American culture would be like if some of these inventions, such as the clock, hadn’t been invented O- Students will evaluate several inventions or inventors and support who they believe had the biggest impact on American culture  -**Students will be able to evaluate how inventions have impacted American culture and society** K- Argue how inventions have impacted our society positively and negatively S- Evaluate the positive and negative effects inventions have had on American culture O-Students will evaluate and defend the impact an invention on modern life
 * -Students will be able to examine inventions created by African Americans and women**

You will answer this question in Activity 2d. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">__Expected prerequisites__

What relevant knowledge, skills, and attitudes do you expect your learners to have before they begin using this curriculum web?

None

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">__Summary aim__

In a short sentence or phrase, describe what you want to teach to whom

This curriculum web aims to help 4th grade students examine a number of different inventions that improved communication, improved people’s quality of life, and were created by minorities and woman and evaluate how these inventions shaped American culture.

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">__Rationale__

Justify the use of time or other expenses to achieve the aim written above. Why should these learners reach your objectives?

Through this curriculum, students will be fulfilling standard one of the New York State learning standards. This standard focuses’ on the learning of important roles and contributions of individuals and groups. One of the ways this is evident is by having students investigate technological, scientific, and medical inventions. In addition, this curriculum meets the science, technology, and society thematic standard of the National Council for the Social Studies. This standard states that teachers will have “students consider how inventions have altered the course of history and how society has employed technologies to modify the physical environment”.

Learning about the various inventions created through the years is a fun topic that has a natural tendency to be hands-on in the classroom. This gives students the opportunity to explore the inventions alongside learning about the creators.

By exploring the inventions, students can focus on a number of different types of inventions such as ones that improved communication, had effects on American culture, improved people’s quality of life, and were created by minorities and woman.

From this, students would be able to understand the importance of technological, scientific, and medical inventions and how these inventions affected and contributed to American culture.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: right;">You will answer this question in Activity 2g. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Kathy, I was very interested in your topic as I feel that it is very important for our students to know how things came about for us in this country, especially since we are a country with many nationalities and cultures. I feel that this project will be eye catching to the students. The standards you provided fit your topic very well and with them in mind, I know that you can accomplish the goal your are trying to reach with the studetnts. There are many tasks that can be peformed with this topic, since there were many inventions, and many advances made within our culture that can relate what your trying to show them. Your teaching guide is a great start to your curriculm web and web quest, I can see from your teaching guide that the students will enjoy performing the task as it has great motivation to want to know and learn more about.

Hey Kathy,

Great teaching guide. It will definitely engage students. I actually have an old dial phone in my room and often my students ask me about it and are curious to play with it. They often ask me how it works. I think it is important for students to learn about the history of inventions that we use today. They will appreciate it and perhaps be inspired to invent something of their own someday to improve the quality of life. I was wondering what K, S, and O meant. Perhaps I missed it or I'm just having a brain freeze. Also, for rational, perhaps you should put the standards last. A reason to learn things shouldn't be because it is a required standard or that it is fun etc.. Perhaps your last two reasons should be first. Overall, I know the students will be engaged and learn a lot from their findings through their research.

-Veronica

Hi Veronica


 * I was wondering what K, S, and O meant.**

It means Knowledge, Skills, Objective.

Thanks!