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=__**Lesson: African American Inventors **__=

Grade level: 6th Grade American History students

*(SS.A.2.2.) The student understands the world from its beginnings to the time of the Renaissance *(SS.A.2.6.) The student understands the history of Florida and its people. *(SS.A.1.2.) The student understands historical chronology and the historical perspective.

Description: Students will use the internet to reseach a given African American inventor. They will work in groups to create a powerpoint presentation on the internet they've researched. In addition, students will compare & contrast two youtube videoclips. After the activity, they will write a paper about how a specific invention and how it made a difference in the world today and later wll be tested on the material given by the students' presentations.

Materials: Computer with internet access( classroom laptops) powerpoint microsoft word Projector writing materials for essay drafts

Objectives: The Students will: 1. Form groups and use the internet to find specific inventors given by the teacher in a whole class period. 2. Present the findings of their inventor using powerpoint on the projector with a time limit of 7 minutes. 3. Observe two youtube videoclips and type a compare/contrast paper given only 25 minutes on the laptop. 4. Identify the impact of inventions today given a 50 minute writing limit. 5. Be tested on students' presentation in 50 minutes on 25 multiple choice questions.