Authentic+Instruction

Licensure Area: K-3. This lesson will be for second grade.

Title and Audience: Inventing an Invention, Science, 2nd Grade

Objectives: **0207.T/E.1 ** Explain how simple tools are used to extend the senses, make life easier, and solve everyday problems.

Materials: Computer, Paper, Pencil, Materials they need to create their invention

Description:The students will be learning about simple inventions that make everyday life easier. They will do research about the inventions and then create one themselves that would benefit their everyday life whether it be at school or at home. First, the kids will brainstorm on their own and name three simple inventions that they use every day. Then, the kids will be divided into 4 groups and they will get on the Internet and research easy to make inventions to get ideas of what they want to create. The site [] will help them do this. Once they are done with their research, they will write down what their invention is, the materials needed for their invention, and how it will help in their every day life. They will be limited to 4 materials. We will have to continue the lesson for the next day so I have enough time to go and buy the simple materials needed. In class, the students will make their invention and then create a powerpoint as a group to describe and present how they invented it and how it will be used in their life.

Scaffolds: -They will use Google and Sciencetoymaker to learn more about every day inventions - The students will get ideas and brainstorm together to understand and come up with what they will do

Technology to support Authentic Instruction: Internet Explorer (Google), Powerpoint


 * One thing that Courtney did well was allow her students to work together in groups, but also do things on their own.
 * She could improve on making the students do something else with the computer, although she does have them using powerpoint. She could also guide them a little bit more. For 2nd graders the kids are very much on their own.