1: Inventions and Inventors-Minnesota-3rd Grade
2: Guide Creation Information
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Guide Author |
Ann F. Woell |
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District |
Moorhead Public Schools ISD 152 |
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Date Created |
05/14/2011 |
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Guide Description |
This is a guide highlighting inventors and invention from Minnesota. This guide could also be used for a biography project |
3: Guide Characteristics
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Title of Main Academic Standard used in Guide |
Minnesota Academic Standards in Science - 2009 Adopted Version |
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Grade Level |
3rd |
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Learning Level |
Introductory |
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National Holiday/Special Occasion (optional) |
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Source Format Emphasized |
photos, pamphlets, catalogs, programs, journals, cartograph |
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Geographic Region Emphasized (optional) |
Minnesota |
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Other Minnesota Reflections Guide(s) Related to this Guide (optional) |
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4: Main Standard Emphasized in Guide
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Standard Title |
Minnesota Academic Standards in Science - 2009 Adopted Version |
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Category |
Science |
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Strand |
The Nature of Science and Engineering |
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Sub-strand |
Interactions Among Science, Engineering, Technology and Society |
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Standard |
Men and women throughout the history of all cultures, including Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities, have been involved in engineering design and scientific inquiry. |
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Benchmark 1: standard number |
3.1.3.2.1 |
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Benchmark 1: text |
Understand that everybody can use evidence to learn about the natural world, identify patterns in nature, and develop tools. |
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Benchmark 2: standard number |
3.1.3.2.2 |
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Benchmark 2: text |
Recognize that the practice of science and/or engineering involves many different kinds of work and engages men and women of all ages and backgrounds. |
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Benchmark 3: standard number |
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Benchmark 3: text |
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Benchmark 4: standard number |
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Benchmark 4: text |
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5: Another Standard Emphasized in Guide (optional)
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Standard Title |
Minnesota DRAFT K-12 Academic Standards in Social Studies |
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Category |
History |
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Strand |
World History |
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Sub-strand |
Family Life Today and in the Past |
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Standard |
Aspects of how families live today and in earlier times change over time while others stay the same. |
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Benchmark 1: standard number |
3.2.1.1.2 |
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Benchmark 1: text |
Examine an invention of the past and how the invention changed life at that time. |
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Benchmark 2: standard number |
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Benchmark 2: text |
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Benchmark 3: standard number |
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Benchmark 3: text |
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Benchmark 4: standard number |
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Benchmark 4: text |
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6: Additional Standards and/or Skills (reading, math, media literacy, interdisciplinary)
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Reading: standard number |
3.2.7.7 |
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Reading: standard text |
Use information gained from illustrations and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text. |
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Math: standard number |
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Math: standard text |
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Media Literacy: standard number |
3.8.7.7 |
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Media Literacy: standard text |
Distinguish among, understand, and use different types of print, digital, and multimodal media |
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Interdisciplinary Connection |
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Minnesota Reflections Resources
7: Search Strategy
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Things to Think About |
Finding inventions no longer used can lead to other inventions that are used today. |
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Keywords |
Inventions, inventors, patents |
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Other ideas (to assist with discovery) |
Searching the Patent Office to see what inventions have registered in the state and then searching those names. |
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Challenges to finding resources on this standard |
Finding the exact names of inventors in Minnesota was difficult |
8: Minnesota Reflections Top Picks
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Title |
Date created |
Description |
Format (photo, map, letter …) |
"Cite the Item" link |
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Constitution of the United States |
1849 |
United States Constitution in effect from 1849 to 1853, page IV. The passage states that authors and inventors have proprietary rights to their prospective writings and discoveries. |
book |
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The Normalia |
1892 |
Publication containing journal articles written by St. Cloud State faculty and students, page 9. Article talks about a professor that has invented and exhibited a new type of fire escape |
journal |
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The Normalia |
1893 |
Publication containing journal articles written by St. Cloud State faculty and students, page 4. Article talks about inventing a process of altering metals |
journal |
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Plat book of Winona County, Minnesota |
1984 |
The document describes the invention of making a snowshoe for a sleigh, page 56. |
cartographic |
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McDougall and others standing in incomplete whaleback |
1890? |
Whaleback inventor Alexander McDougall and three other men in whaleback under construction. |
photo |
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Aerial Bridge: Whaleback Leaving Duluth-Superior Harbor Loaded With Ore, Duluth, Minn. |
1910? |
Whaleback is an unusual ship design with steel hulls (body of the vessel) and rounded decks which was introduced by the inventor Captain Alexander McDougall of Duluth in 1888. |
photo |
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The Normalia |
1896 |
Publication containing journal articles written by St. Cloud State faculty and students, page 8 and 9. Narrative about the progression of an invention from wagons, to railroads, to cars. |
journal |
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The Normalia |
1900 |
Publication containing journal articles written by St. Cloud State faculty and students, page 10. article about a library invention to transport books using a dumb waiter |
journal |
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The Normalia |
1902 |
Publication containing journal articles written by St. Cloud State faculty and students, page 7. The article mentions the invention of the photo-microscope to examine snowflakes |
journal |
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Metropolitan Program, May 4, 1903 |
1903 |
Metropolitan Opera Program talking about the inventor of trusses, page 11 |
programs |
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Metropolitan Program, November 8, 1903 |
1903 |
Metropolitan Opera Program advertising a Zenith Impression system, billed as the greatest invention, page 3 |
programs |
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Twin City Trolley Trips, 1906, Minnesota |
1906 |
Large fold-out brochure promoting tours of the Twin Cities. It mentions viewing the grave of Joseph Francis, founder of the United States Life Saving Service and inventor of the Metallic Life Car and Lifeboat, page 3. |
pamphlets |
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Joe Numero in World War II uniform |
1917 |
Joe Numero and his business partner, Fred Jones, were responsible for the creation of the first refrigerated truck. Their invention, financed by Numero and engineered by Jones, revolutionized interstate commerce. A trucking company could deliver perishable products to far-flung markets without fear of spoilage en route. |
photo |
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The Library Beacon February, 1932 |
1932 |
Newsletter Listing the book "George Washington as an Inventor and Promoter of the Useful Arts" on page 2. |
photo |
9: Specific Minnesota Reflections Collection(s) to Consider (optional)
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Hennepin County Library, Saint Paul Public Library |
10: Helpful Tips (optional)
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Some resources have the same information; just in a different resource.
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11: Ideas for Lesson Plans Using this Guide (optional)
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This guide can be used to show and discuss inventions that were developed or advertised in Minnesota. Inventors and their inventions mentioned in Minnesota literature can be examined. Famous Minnesotan's can be researched and discussed. The process of creating and registering inventions can be researched. Some schools have Inventor's fairs, with each student creating an invention.
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12: Other Online Collections that Help Teach this Standard (optional)
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Enchanted Learning Zoom Inventors and Inventions http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/ |
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Remembering Gallery American Inventors and Inventions http://www.150.si.edu/150trav/remember/amerinv.htm |
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United States Patent and Trademark Office Kids' Pages http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ahrpa/opa/kids/ |