Inventions
* Students will use estimation skills
* Students will practice and improve real-life problem-solving skills in computation and surveying techniques
* Students will use the scientific method to choose, design, and develop an invention
* Students will use investigative techniques for exploring past and present inventions and while designing a future invention
* Students will appreciate inventions while realizing the paperwork, ownership, promotion, and efforts behind them
More about this lesson plan:
Materials Needed: # PBS History Detectives site (www.pbs.org/historydetectives)
# Optional: Computer with Internet access with a presentation device or available computers for groups of students and Internet accesscan view the Nazi Technology streaming video
Source: © www.pbs.org
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