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Dawson, Tom – 1980
An 8-day unit introduces middle school students to American inventors and inventions. In separate lessons, students examine the patenting process, women inventors, minority inventors, Native American inventors, the airplane, Thomas Edison, and the impact of inventions on America's growth. A brief outline of daily lesson plans precedes a section of…
Descriptors: Discovery Processes, Experiments, Instructional Materials, Intermediate Grades