Inventors and Innovators

PowerPoint and Graphic Design Project

 

 

 

Cover Page

5 pts

 

Biography of Inventor

10 pts

 

Famous Invention and other inventions

10 pts

 

What is the purpose of the invention? What area of technology?  Transportation, Manufacturing, Construction,

Communications,

Power and Energy

10 pts

 

How does the invention work?

10 pts

 

How has the invention impacted our society?

10 pts

 

Picture of Inventor

5 pts

 

Picture of Invention

5 pts

 

Picture of invention or related item being used in society

5 pts

 

CD cover for Inventor (see design parameters)

You can use photo-editing software.

10 pts

 

10 songs about inventor (see design parameters)

10 pts

 

Minimum of 12 slides

10 pts

 

Oral presentation to class

·        Eye contact

·        Clear speaking

·        Presentation quality

·        Content

·        Able to see PowerPoint

 

100 pts

20 pts

20 pts

20 pts

20 pts

20 pts

 

 

Total Points for PowerPoint                         ________________________________

 

 

Total Points for Class Presentation               ________________________________

 

 

Design Parameters

1.     Cover should include at least 10 “songs” about the inventor

2.     The “songs” should be based on facts about the chosen inventor

3.     Design should reflect inventor’s achievements

 

 

Useful links:

http://2k.si.edu/2k/node_rotunda/indexe.htm

 

http://inventors.about.com/

 

http://web.mit.edu/invent/

 

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/

 

http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/1_1_search.asp

 

http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/inventors.htm

 

http://library.thinkquest.org/5847/halloffame.htm

 

http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmah/invent.htm

 

http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/inventors.htm

 

http://www.dropbears.com/l/links/inventors.htm

 

 

 

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