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Reading Unit on Inventions:  "How can problem solving lead to new ideas?"

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Reading Unit on Inventions:  "How can problem solving lead to new ideas?"

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This reading unit focuses on the inventions creating while everyday people were solving problems.  Some of the inventions discussed are earmuffs, the oil cup, the light bulb, and electricity.  The first story students read is "Mary Anderson's Great Invention" where students read about the invention of the windshield wiper.

This unit is targeted for 3rd grade students but includes approaching and beyond levels and an audio component.

Goals/Objectives for this unit:
Goal 1:  Students will read and watch other female inventors and their impact on the world with their inventions.

Goal 2:  By the end of the unit, students will see it doesn't matter your gender; anyone can create something new.

Goal 3: Students will create a research presentation based on a list of female inventors and how their invention has helped us.

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Mary Anderson's Great Invention Read Aloud

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Mary Anderson's Great Invention Read Aloud

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Read Aloud - Mary Anderson's Great Invention

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Students in my class love to watch Kid President! In this video, Kid President is trying to solve a problem with his cat which leads to an invention. Students will see when he talks to the engineers to make it happen, they are both male and female.

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This text is the leveled reader used as part of the unit on inventions. It includes an approaching, on, and beyond level text.

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This read aloud tells about how Margaret E. Knight became an inventor, starting at a young age, and describes an invention we still use today.

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I would offer this read aloud to students to not only let them see another example of a female character creative new things, but to see a YOUNG child using their creativity to solve problems.

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My 3rd grade students enjoy the Who Was series. This book tells of a strong female inventor and how her invention lead to winning her a Nobel Prize.

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One of the objectives of this unit is so have students create a research project on female inventors.  Students can read through a list of 20 female inventors and how their inventions solved problems.

Students will choose to research one of the inventors.  They will receive an organizer to complete about their inventor and write an information writing piece.  This writing will require students to detail who they're writing about, a brief overview of their life, what they invented, and how it impacted the world.  Students will then create a visual poster of their inventor to share with the class.

CC.1.4.3.A Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.