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INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITIES

1] Invention Pre-assessment

2] Unit Vocabulary PowerPoint

3] Invention Box Research Practice

PARAPHRASING ACTIVITIES:

4] Ameila Earhart / Karl Benz  - Paraphrasing Articles [Guided Practice]

5] From Inspiration to Invention - Paraphrasing Article [Independent Practice]

6] The Invention of Legos® - Paraphrasing Article [Independent Practice]

7] The Greatest Invention of All Time - Paraphrasing Article [Independent Practice]

RESEARCH:

8] Generation Plagiarism Article

9] Research Toolbox Site

10] Setting Up Your Google Doc & Research Paper Guidelines PowerPoint

11] Research Paper Questions

12] Database

13] Research Paper Guidelines PowerPoint

14] Research Paper Checklist / Rubric

15] Research Beyond Google

16] Research Tips & Tricks

17] Google Scholar Searches

18] Oak Lawn Public Library

19] Paperrater.com [online plagiarism check]

20] Ed.grammarly.com [online plagiarism check]

21] Plagium.com [online plagiarism check]

RUBE GOLDBERG:

22] Rube Goldberg: Tom and Jerry Trap-o-matic

23] Rube Goldberg: Goldburger to Go

24] Rube Goldberg Interactive: Burglar Catcher

25] Rube Goldberg Invention Cartoon Rubric

INVENTION CONVENTION:

26] Invention Log Part 1

27] Invention Log Part 2

28] Invention Convention Rubric

INVENT UNIT CULMINATING ACTIVITIES:

29] Assessment Rubric for Critical Thinking

30] Invent Unit Culminating Activity: Extended Response

31] Fairytale Inventions Directions

32] Fairytale Inventions Rubric

INVENTION FUN:

33] Inventive Kids Interactive Games

34] Inventing Modern America Games

35] Invention At Play

36] Inventor Strategies