Excerpt: from The Invention of Everything Else, Samantha Hunt (880L) Science Article: 25 Years Later, Hubble Sees Beyond Troubled Start, Dennis Overbye (1320L) Media, Video: Sounds of a Glass Armonica Independent Learning Web Article: Ada Lovelace: A Science Legend, Amitai Etzioni (1320L) Web Article: Fermented Cow Dung Air Freshener Wins Two Students Top Science Kimberley Mok (1460) News Article: Scientists Build Robot That Runs, Call it Rodrique Ngowi (1380L) “Cheetah”, Excerpt: from The Time Machine, H.G. Wells (830L) Myth: Icarus and Daedalus, retold by Josephine Preston Peabody (1100L) Performance-Based Assessment Unit Reflection Part 1 Writing to Sources: Argument Students will reflect on the unit goals, learning strategies, the texts, and which – activity taught them most about invention. Students will write an argument addressing the following question: Which invention described in this unit has had the biggest impact on humanity? Part 2 Speaking & Listening: Speech – Students use argument as the foundation for a three- to five-minute speech.
Excerpt: from The Invention of Everything Else, Samantha Hunt (880L) Science Article: 25 Years Later, Hubble Sees Beyond Troubled Start, Dennis Overbye (1320L) Media, Video: Sounds of a Glass Armonica Independent Learning Web Article: Ada Lovelace: A Science Legend, Amitai Etzioni (1320L) Web Article: Fermented Cow Dung Air Freshener Wins Two Students Top Science Kimberley Mok (1460) News Article: Scientists Build Robot That Runs, Call it “Cheetah”, Rodrique Ngowi (1380L) Excerpt: from The Time Machine, H.G. Wells (830L) Myth: Icarus and Daedalus, retold by Josephine Preston Peabody (1100L) Performance-Based Assessment Part 1 – Writing to Sources: Argument Students will write an argument addressing the following question: Which invention described in this unit has had the biggest impact on humanity? Part 2 – Speaking & Listening: Speech Students use argument as the foundation for a three- to five-minute speech. Unit Reflection Students will reflect on the unit goals, learning strategies, the texts, and which activity taught them most about invention.
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