Lesson Plan Guide

Teacher Candidate: Samantha Starkey

Date: 4/27/16

Grade and Topic: 5th Grade Social Studies

Length of Lesson: 150 minutes

Mentor Teacher: Claire Knowles

School: University of Memphis IDT 3600

UNIT/CHAPTER OBJECTIVE/GENERALIZATION/BIG IDEA:

The important business leaders, inventors and entrepreneurs in the American society lesson is part of a unit covering
how to identify what business leader had what kind of impact on the society described in the TN State
Department of Education social studies standard 5.37.
LESSON OBJECTIVE:

Given a list of important business leaders, inventors and entrepreneurs in the American society, the students should
research and then complete a matching vocabulary worksheet on the business leaders and their accomplishments with 100
percent accuracy.
Given a computer, the student should create a PowerPoint of all the important business leaders, inventors and
entrepreneurs using pictures and definitions in the American society with three out of four rubric.

The goal of this lesson is for the students to show a clear understanding of the inventors and entrepreneurs and
to know what they accomplished. Students demonstrate their understanding of these business leaders by
creating a PowerPoint.
STANDARDS ADDRESSED:

State/District, Common Core Standards

TN Social Studies 5.37 Use a graphic organizer to provide information about important business leaders,
inventors, and entrepreneurs and the impact they had on American society, including: (C, E, H)
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
Henry Ford
George Eastman
George Washington Carver
Henry Bessemer
Swift and Armour
Cornelius Vanderbilt

ITSE standard
3. Research and information fluency: Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.

MATERIALS:
Vocabulary matching worksheet
Computer
Internet
PowerPoint
Technology Integration

Students will use the Internet to research all of the inventors that are given in the standard. The student will then
use PowerPoint to make a simple presentation of all of the inventors and their accomplishments.
BACKGROUND and RATIONALE:
Students will demonstrate an understanding of what each inventors accomplishments were by researching on
the Internet and then making a PowerPoint about each inventor.
Academic language is not addressed in IDT 3600.
This lesson is a continuation of discussing the Industrial America and Westward Expansion.
We will refer to the summary created here as we continue to discuss the Industrial America and Westward Expansion in
the next lesson.

I am aware that the lesson will be differentiated for students who did not master the objectives and for those
ready for enrichment. However, modifications are not covered in this course and are not part of this particular
lesson.

PROCEDURES AND TIMELINE:

Introduction:
Begin by discussing what an inventor and invention is.
Provide one example such as Thomas Edison and the lightbulb.
Procedures:
At the Computer (120 minutes)
Teacher Procedures:
1. Tell the students how to open up the Internet
2. Give them directions on how to research the different inventors
3. Explain that the students need to write down what each inventor invented
4. Hand out the matching vocabulary worksheet for the students to complete
5. Explain that when the student is finished with the worksheet to turn it in
6. Once the students are done with worksheet, tell the students to open up PowerPoint
7. Explain they need to complete eight slides
8. Explain that each slide must have the inventors name, a description of their accomplishment,
and clipart.
9. Explain to student when done, to save on flash drive
10. Watch and assist as needed
Student procedures:
1. Open up Internet
2. Research all eight inventors
3. Write down what they invented
4. Complete the matching vocabulary worksheet
5. Turn in worksheet when completed
6. Open PowerPoint
7. Complete eight slides
8. Save to flashdrive
After the computer (30 minutes)

Teacher Procedures:
1. Allow the students to get into groups of about five
2. Explain that the students should show each other presentations to each other
Student Procedures:
1. Get into groups of five
2. Share presentations with each other and compare
Closure: At the end of the lesson, students are given the opportunity to present their presentation. The teacher
then will make sure all work was submitted via flash drive.

ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE:
Criteria
The PowerPoint
demonstrates the
understanding of
inventors and their
inventions.
The PowerPoint
meets all
requirements such as
eight slides, change in
color and fonts, and
pictures.

1
The PowerPoints do
not demonstrate an
understanding of the
inventors.
The PowerPoint
meets none of the
requirements.

2
The PowerPoints
demonstrates a
somewhat vague
understanding of the
inventors.
The PowerPoints
meets some of the
requirements.

3
The PowerPoint
demonstrates a
somewhat clear
understanding of the
inventors.
The PowerPoint
meets most of the
requirements.

4
The PowerPoint
demonstrates a clear
understanding of the
inventors.
The PowerPoint
meets all of the
requirements.

MODIFICATIONS:
I am aware that modifications will be made for students who did not master the objectives and for those ready for enrichment.
However, modifications are not covered in this course and are not part of this particular lesson.

Handout:
Directions: Draw a line to the correct invention that the inventor made.

1. Thomas Edison

roll film

2. Alexander Graham Bell

steel

3. Henry Ford

light bulb

4. George Eastman

railroad

5. George Washington Carver

telephone

6. Henry Bessemer

automobile

7. Swift and Armor

meatpacking

8. Cornelius

alternate uses of peanuts

Students Sample Work:

Thomas Edison
was an American inventor and
businessman.
His major contribution to American
society is that he invented the light