Module 21: Inventions- Social Studies 2 - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will learn to interpret how science and technology have affected the ways in which people meet their basic needs, identify individuals who have exhibited individualism and inventiveness, create a timeline for an important invention, and create an invention that solves a problem in their everyday lives.

Module Materials:

  • Pencils
  • Crayons or colored pencils
  • Notebook
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Highlighter
  • Markers
  • Blank paper

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 Science and Technology Every Day
  1. Interpret how science and technology have affected the ways in which people meet their basic needs.
2 Inventors
  1. Identify individuals who have exhibited individualism and inventiveness.
3 Creating a Timeline
  1. Create a timeline for an important invention.
4 Project: My Own Invention
  1. Create an invention that solves a problem in their everyday lives.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
science
technology
basic needs
inventor
individualism
inventiveness
invention
traffic signal
patent

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 Science and Technology Every Day 5 How Are My Basic Needs Met? Assignment
2 Inventors 5 American Inventors Assignment
3 Creating a Timeline 5 Garrett Morgan’s Timeline Assignment
4 Project: My Own Invention 2 My Own Invention Project

Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson # Lesson Title Notes
1 Science and Technology Every Day After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain how science and technology help people meet their basic needs.
2 Inventors After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain who an inventor is and describe the inventors they learned about.
3 Creating a Timeline After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain what a timeline is and the information a person can gather from a timeline.
4 Project: My Own Invention After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain the rubric requirements and the requirements of the project. When they have finished their project ask them to review their finished product against the rubric requirements to make sure they meet all of the requirements.

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title Question
Science and Technology Every Day
  1. How do science and technology help with basic needs?
Inventors
  1. Who are important American inventors?
Creating a Timeline
  1. What information can you get from a timeline?
Project: My Own Invention
  1. How can inventions solve real-life problems?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title Video Question

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

  • What is the main idea?
  • What are three things new you learned?
  • How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

# Book Author Lexile Level

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

# Outing