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Invention convention
In this integrated unit, students will draw upon language arts, science, and math while inventing a magnetic or electric product. The lessons in this unit provide accommodations for English Language Learners at a variety of developmental levels.
Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)
Week 1: Invention boggle
In Invention convention, page 2
In this Invention Convention lesson, students will learn to think like scientists and see technological possibilities in common objects around them. Invention Boggle paves the way for students to become inventors and develop their own inventions.
Format: lesson plan
By Briana Corke Pelton.
Week 1: Logging like an inventor
In Invention convention, page 3
In this Invention Convention lesson, students will learn how to log their work on the invention they are designing. They will make detailed observations, ask questions, evaluate efforts, and propose future work in their science notebooks or logs.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts)
By Briana Corke Pelton.
Week 2: Selecting an invention
In Invention convention, page 6
In this Invention Convention lesson, the teacher will conference with each student to select the best invention to build. Students will consider the advantages and disadvantages of each of their invention ideas.
Format: lesson plan
By Briana Corke Pelton.
Week 3: Designing the invention on paper
In Invention convention, page 7
In this Invention Convention lesson, students will complete a rough draft drawing of their invention.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Development)
By Briana Corke Pelton.
Week 3: Estimating material cost
In Invention convention, page 8
In this Invention Convention lesson, students will compile a list of needed materials to create their inventions. They will also calculate the cost to build their invention using mental estimation, computation, and calculators.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and Mathematics)
By Briana Corke Pelton.
Week 4: Writing “how-to” instructions
In Invention convention, page 11
In this Invention Convention lesson, students write instructions explaining how to use their inventions.
Format: lesson plan
By Briana Corke Pelton.
Week 5: Conclusion paragraphs
In Invention convention, page 15
In this Invention Convention lesson, students will write convincing conclusions.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts)
By Briana Corke Pelton.
Week 5: Constructing the invention
In Invention convention, page 12
In this Invention Convention lesson, students will construct their inventions using the designs from their invention logs.
Format: lesson plan
By Briana Corke Pelton.
Week 5: Developing informative paragraphs
In Invention convention, page 14
In this Invention Convention lesson, students will consider writing elements that will make detailed paragraphs interesting and draft three informative paragraphs.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts)
By Briana Corke Pelton.
Week 5: Writing an engaging opening
In Invention convention, page 13
In this Invention Convention lesson, students will analyze slogans from famous inventions and identify a sound, ability, or description that is unique to their invention. They will use this information to write an engaging opening for their expository writing.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts)
By Briana Corke Pelton.
Week 6: Completing the invention
In Invention convention, page 16
In this Invention Convention lesson, students finish constructing their inventions.
Format: lesson plan
By Briana Corke Pelton.