Investigate the scientific method
Investigate the scientific method
Students will meet three inventors that changed the nation and how we live today. Every inventor has a challenge they must overcome in order to accomplish their goal. Along that journey students will evaluate how inventors use the steps of the Scientific Method to ensure that their invention will stand the test of time and have the greatest impact.
Northern Lights Connections
Chapter 14
Chapter 17
Literature Connections
“I’ve Got an Idea: The Story of Frederick McKinley Jones”: A biography of the black engineer and inventor credited with many inventions, including refrigeration units for trucks and railroad cars, portable X-ray units, and the ticket dispenser.
Standards
Meets Science & History Standards
Grades 3-6
Length of time:
50 minutes
Cost:
$75/program in Minnesota
$120/program elsewhere