SIXTH GRADE RESEARCH AND PERSUASIVE ESSAY ABOUT INVENTIONS
AIM: How do you effectively utilize print and electronic resources to research inventions and then write a persuasive essay?
Use the following resources to obtain information about the invention you are researching for Mrs. Christenson and Mrs. Python. Remember to write your persuasive essay using your own words.
PRINT RESOURCES
Use the books about inventions in the Seaford Middle School Library as instructed. General encyclopedias such as The World Book Encyclopedia, Compton's Encyclopedia and The New Book of Knowledge may also be used.
ONLINE RESOURCES
SEARCH ENGINES
Google Use this search engine to locate information about the invention you are researching and use the "images" function to search for pictures.
Sweet Search This is a good search engine to find information about your invention because it is designed for students with credible websites that have been approved by research experts.
ONLINE DATABASES
Click on the "Online Databases" link on the Seaford Middle School Library website. See Mrs. Golub for username and password information. Use Britannica Encyclopedia Online School Edition, Grolier Online and SIRS Discoverer to research your invention.
HELPFUL WEBSITES ABOUT INVENTIONS
American Inventors and Inventions The Smithsonian Institution presents this tribute to some American inventions and inventors who have transformed our world.
Cybersleuth Kids: All About Inventors This is a comprehensive educational directory and homework helper that gives a large variety of resources about inventors.
Enchanted Learning: Inventors and Inventions Has an A to Z list that describes famous inventors and inventions. This website is also searchable by a timeline and also by certain categories of inventions.
The Great Idea Finder: Inventor Biography From the date of the first printing press to the current explosion of the Internet, the best moments in the history of innovation are chronicled on these inventor biographies.
How Stuff Works This site explains how the stuff of everyday life functions. You can browse through the many categories of "stuff" at this award-winning site or search its database by keyword.
Invention Pop Has links to many inventions and inventors from all around the World.
Inventions and Inventors View all of the inventions from A to Z. There are many links to information sites about inventors and inventions.
Inventions Timeline This history timeline has been created to give a snapshot of the famous people and historrical events.
The NASA Science Files: Kids Inventions Timeline Utilize the arrows to scroll through the timeline and click on a specific event to obtain more details.
ThinkQuest: Greatest Inventions Timeline This site features timelines that show how people have progressed from the invention of the printing press in 1450 to modern inventions like the DVD.
Timelines of Invention and Technology Invention and technology timelines explain the history of famous 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th century events.
OTHER ONLINE RESOURCES
Search the following sites below to obtain information about your invention.
