Alexander+Graham+Bell+Reinforcing+Activity

__Grade: __ **2 ** __Theme: __ **People Working Together ** __Topic: __ **Heritage ** __Content Statement: __ **3. Science and technology have changed daily life. 4. Biographies can show how peoples' actions have shaped the world in which we live. **

Internet Access ENOboard (Smart Board) Picture books about various people (inventors, famous Ohioans, etc.) Crayons/colored pencils Markers Construction paper Chart paper Post-it notes || Students will participate in an interactive read aloud of //Alexander Graham Bell: An Inventive Life// Students will construct a possible timeline of Alexander Graham Bell’s life as a class Students will construct a timeline in groups based upon various books ||
 * __**Materials:**__ || //Alexander Graham Bell: An Inventive Life//
 * __**Objectives:**__ || Students will make predictions based upon given pictures
 * **__Procedures__:**

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//Expansion:// || **Note:** This lesson can be used to introduce timelines by relating them to famous Ohioans, inventors, etc.

-Students discuss everything they know about telephones and how they are used in our world today. -We will record their thoughts on chart paper.

-The students will come to the reading circle. -The teacher will introduce the book //Alexander Graham Bell: An Inventive Life//. -The students will make predictions about //Alexander Graham Bell// and his relation to the telephone.

-The teacher will read the book //Alexander Graham Bell: An Inventive Life//. -As the teacher reads, students will use Post-it notes to jot down important dates and events in his life

-The teacher will access the website [] to create a timeline as a class using Alexander Graham Bell’s life. -Students will post their post-it notes in a logical order on the board. -The teacher will guide students in conducting a timeline. -Students will be given their own books in groups of important people in history (famous Ohioans, people related to the Civil War, etc.). -Students will use post it notes to record important events from their books. ||
 * __**Assessment:**__ || Students will use their Post-it notes to construct a timeline for their person on their construction paper.

Once students have completed their timelines on paper, they can decorate them and display them. ||
 * __**Suggested Extension Activities:**__ || Students can find additional articles and books to add events to their timelines.

Students can extend the activity to their homes by researching people in their families and making a timeline of a family member.

Students can find another famous Ohioan, inventor, etc. to research and create a timeline about their life. || [] [] [] || Written by: Celeste Trejo from Wright State University
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__Grade: __ **3 ** __Strand: __ **Government ** __Topic: __ ** Civic Participation and Skills ** __Content Statement: __ 10. Individuals make the community a better place by solving problems in a way that promotes the common good.
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