Unit+5+Great+Ideas

=Key Question: = What difference can a great idea make?

= = =Expanding Concepts: =
 * When does a problem need a clever solution?
 * How can new ideas help us see things differently?
 * Why do we want to find answers to some questions?
 * What great ideas make our lives easier?
 * How can a great idea change the way we live?
 * How can you use something familiar in a new way?

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=Reading A-Z: = The Wheel - Level D

=[|Discovery Streaming] = [|Simple Machines] - Children learn about 6 simple machines and identify real world examples of each. [|Simple Machines: A First Look] - An introduction to simple machines and push/pull forces. [|Animated Hero Classics: Thomas Edison and the Electric Light] - A look into Edison's journey of discovering the light bulb. [|Animated Hero Classics: Alexander Graham Bell] - Learn about the man who taught the deaf, overcame failure and invented the telephone.

= IS Resources: = = Print Resources: = = Read Aloud: =

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=Library Media Collections: = = Technology Activities: =


=Inquiry Project: Create An Invention = What is a great idea? How can a great idea become an invention? Children think of an invention of their own and use recycled materials to create it.

(Language Arts Standard 1: Students engage in the research process.) This process includes:
 * Formulating questions
 * Gather and organize information
 * Synthesize your findings
 * Publish and present your findings.

[|GFPS Research Investigation Technology Integration Resources]