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Grade 01 Social Studies Unit 11 Exemplar Lesson 02: Inventions Bring Changes Grade 1 Social Studies Unit: 11 Lesson: 02 Suggested Duration: 3 days Grade 01 Social Studies Unit 11 Exemplar Lesson 02: Inventions Bring Changes This lesson is one approach to teaching the State Standards associated with this unit. Districts are encouraged to customize this lesson by supplementing with district-approved resources, materials, and activities to best meet the needs of learners. The duration for this lesson is only a recommendation, and districts may modify the time frame to meet students’ needs. To better understand how your district may be implementing CSCOPE lessons, please contact your child’s teacher. (For your convenience, please find linked the TEA Commissioner’s List of State Board of Education Approved Instructional Resources and Midcycle State Adopted Instructional Materials.) Lesson Synopsis This lesson focuses on the life of Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone. The impact of the telephone on communication and society will also be explored. TEKS The Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) listed below are the standards adopted by the State Board of Education, which are required by Texas law. Any standard that has a strike-through (e.g. sample phrase) indicates that portion of the standard is taught in a previous or subsequent unit. The TEKS are available on the Texas Education Agency website at http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=6148. 1.2 History. The student understands how historical figures, patriots, and good citizens helped shape the community, state, and nation. The student is expected to: 1.2B Identify historical figures such as Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, Garrett Morgan, and Richard Allen, and other individuals who have exhibited individualism and inventiveness. 1.3 History. The student understands the concepts of time and chronology. The student is expected to: 1.3A Distinguish among past, present, and future. 1.3B Describe and measure calendar time by days, weeks, months, and years. 1.13 Citizenship. The student understands characteristics of good citizenship as exemplified by historical figures and other individuals. The student is expected to: 1.13C Identify other individuals who exemplify good citizenship. 1.16 Science, technology, and society. The student understands how technology affects daily life, past and present. The student is expected to: 1.16B Describe how technology changes communication, transportation, and recreation. 1.16C Describe how technology changes the way people work. Social Studies Skills TEKS 1.17 Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including electronic technology. The student is expected to: 1.17B Obtain information about a topic using a variety of valid visual sources such as pictures, symbols, electronic media, maps, literature, and artifacts. 1.18 Social studies skills. The student communicates in oral, visual, and written forms. The student is expected to: 1.18B Create and interpret visual and written material. GETTING READY FOR INSTRUCTION Performance Indicators Grade 01 Social Studies Unit 11 PI 02 Create a booklet (accordion book) with three pages showing events from Alexander Graham Bell’s life and two pages depicting the impact of the invention of the telephone. Standard(s): 1.2B , 1.3B , 1.16B , 1.16C , 1.17B , 1.18B ELPS ELPS.c.1E Key Understandings One individual’s contribution may change a society. — How did Alexander Graham Bell’s inventions help people? — How did Bell’s inventions impact society? — What impact has the telephone had on our lives? Vocabulary of Instruction Last Updated 05/17/13 page 1 of 18 Print Date 06/17/2013 Printed By Karen Johnson, MIDLAND ISD Grade 1 Social Studies Unit: 11 Lesson: 02 Suggested Duration: 3 days creativity change contribution Materials White or yellow construction paper, 12 x 18, one sheet per group Yarn, one 36” length for each student Mobile phone 12 x 18 construction paper, any color, enough for each student to have ½ of a sheet Attachments All attachments associated with this lesson are referenced in the body of the lesson. Due to considerations for grading or student assessment, attachments that are connected with Performance Indicators or serve as answer keys are available in the district site and are not accessible on the public website. Handout: Telephone Pictures Teacher Resource: PowerPoint: Alexander Graham Bell Teacher Resource: PowerPoint Summary KEY Handout: Bell’s Timeline Handout: What if? Scenarios Teacher Resource: Accordion Booklet KEY Teacher Resource: Performance Indicator Instructions - PI Resources None identified Advance Preparation 1. Become familiar with content and procedures for the lesson, including the idea that Alexander Graham Bell was an inventor whose inventions made a profound impact on the lives of people. 2. Refer to the Instructional Focus Document for specific content to include in the lesson. 3. Select appropriate sections of the textbook and other classroom materials that support the learning for this lesson. 4. Gather teacher-selected books to read aloud. 5. Print the Handout: Telephone Pictures. 6. Prepare Teacher Resource: PowerPoint: Alexander Graham Bell for display. 7. Draw the Teacher Resource: PowerPoint Summary KEY on board or prepare to display electronically. 8. Make copies of the Handout: Bell’s Timeline, one per student. Cut yarn in 36” lengths. 9. Copy the Handout: What If? Scenarios. Background Information Technology – anything invented by humans to solve a problem. Technology is the application of processes, methods, or knowledge to achieve a specific purpose. Scientists and engineers develop technology with positive outcomes in mind such as increasing production and improving communication. Products of technology including computers, telephones, radios, and scientific equipment affect human conditions. Many believe the influences are positive, but some consider the negative ramifications of technology. For example, citizens differ in their viewpoints of nuclear energy. Does it provide safe fuel, or do the risks of disaster override its potential? Invention – a new device, process, or item, something new that a person makes or thinks of to solve a problem Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. Born in Scotland, Bell sought a greater understanding of deafness by studying sound and the mechanics of speech. He was influenced by his father who invented visible speech, a code of symbols used to teach deaf people to speak. The younger Bell moved to Boston, Massachusetts, to work at the Boston School for the Deaf in 1871, but he quickly opened his own school. By 1873, he was teaching vocal physiology at Boston University. Bell understood the concept of the telephone by 1874, but was not successful in transmitting a voice message until March 10, 1876, three days after the patent for his invention was issued. He and partners formed Bell Telephone Company in 1877. He helped develop Science, the journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He assisted in founding the National Geographic Society and supported experiments in aviation. Definitions courtesy of the Social Studies Center [defunct]. (2000). Glossary. Austin: Texas Education Agency. Biography courtesy of the Social Studies Center [defunct]. (2000). Biographies. Austin: Texas Education Agency. GETTING READY FOR INSTRUCTION Teachers are encouraged to supplement and substitute resources, materials, and activities to meet the needs of learners. These lessons are one approach to teaching the TEKS/Specificity as well as addressing the Performance Indicators associated with each unit. District personnel may create original lessons using the Content Creator in the Tools Tab. All originally authored lessons can be saved in the “My CSCOPE” Tab within the “My Content” area. Last Updated 05/17/13 page 2 of 18 Print Date 06/17/2013 Printed By Karen Johnson, MIDLAND ISD Grade 1 Social Studies Unit: 11 Lesson: 02 Suggested Duration: 3 days INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES Instructional Procedures Notes for Teacher ENGAGE – Telephone Pictures NOTE: 1 Day = 30 minutes Suggested Day 1 – 10 minutes 1. Divide students into five groups. Distribute a picture from the Handout: Telephone Materials: Pictures to each group. Students talk about the picture in their groups. Instruct students to: White or yellow construction paper, 12 x 18, one sheet per group Describe the picture. Tell how they think it was used. Attachments: Compare it to a current telephone. How are they the same? How are they different? Handout: Telephone Pictures (1 per group) 2. Allow groups time to discuss their picture. Students think of a question they have about Purpose: the telephones. Distribute a 12” x 18” sheet of white or yellow construction paper to each group on which to write their question. Each group shares their question and The purpose for this section of the lesson is to posts them around the room. introduce pictures of telephones from the past to incite curiosity about telephones and communication from the past. TEKS: 1.3A, 1.3B; 1.16B; 1.17B; 1.18B Instructional Note: If available, show students old telephones. EXPLORE – Teacher Resource: PowerPoint: Alexander Graham Bell Suggested Day 1 (continued) – 10 minutes 1. Read a book about the life of Alexander Graham Bell. Facilitate a discussion about the Materials: man who invented the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell (optional). Information about Alexander Graham Bell 2. Display the PowerPoint: Alexander Graham Bell. Attachments: 3. Facilitate a discussion during and after the PowerPoint. Focus on using chronology words to describe events in Bell’s life. Teacher Resource: PowerPoint: Alexander Graham Ask these or similar questions: Bell Teacher Resource: PowerPoint Summary KEY Did Alexander Graham Bell live in the past or present? Past (review meaning of past, present, and future). Purpose: Why did he become interested in speech, sound, and communication? His father taught deaf students and his mother began losing her hearing when he was The purpose for this section of the lesson is to learn twelve. about the life of Alexander Graham Bell and the What was his most famous invention? The telephone.
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