Inventions+Authors

=Inventions & Authors= //“ An amazing invention - but who would ever want to use one? ”....made a call from Washington to Pennsylvania with Alexander Graham Bell's telephone, patented on 7 March 1876.//

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Task: Create a Photostory project by yourself or with a partner during 3A and 3B. Final project must be 2 minutes minimum (no longer than 3 minutes). -20 points

Step 1: Receive/Choose your invention and partner. Step 2: Research your topic.
 * DAY 1: TOPIC RESEARCH**
 * 1) title Project-title,date, Kearns High School, Your Name, Teacher Name, Class period. -10 points
 * 2) Short Biography relevant to your topic. +20 Points maximum. Include year of patent or copyright. Name of person connected to your project.
 * 3) Relevant quote dealing with the topic. +20 Point maximum.
 * 4) Audio presentation for each page explaining why this event was important. +30 Points maximum.
 * 5) Impact Statement which explains how this event impacted the world around the time of your topic's imtroduction. +40 Points maximum. +40 Points maximum. (Audio statement, Venn diagram, charts, tables, statistics, visual images)
 * 6) Images which help to better inform your audience. +25 Points. (use at least 5-9 images.)
 * [|A Guide to Inventions and Discoveries]
 * [|About.com Inventions]
 * [|Alphabetical List of Inventions]
 * [|Inventions on eThemes] (notice that there are 5 pages of resources)
 * [|Pioneer Library] - be sure to search on World Book and Library of Congress
 * [|Inventors, a MIT List]
 * [|Timeline of Historic Inventions]
 * [|Inventions/Inventors]
 * [|Totally Absurd Inventions]
 * [|Inventions at IdeaFinder]
 * [|Benjamin Franklin and His Inventions]

Step 4: Create a written script. Be sure to write the script in your own words. On day 2, you will use the Photostory program to create a presentation about your topic/book. Your script will become the recording for your presentation.

DAY 3: SHARE YOUR PRESENTATIONS**
 * DAY 2: PRESENTATION CREATION