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Inventors, their Inventions & Communication 
Inventors and Their Inventions
Students will research inventors and their inventions and the role that inventions have played in our society to discover how changes in inventions throughout time have impacted on mankind's ability to communicate.
Rubric Code: E73588
By ALDC_Team_7_8
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Subject: Humanities  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: 6-8

Powered by iRubric Inventors and their Inventions
  Beginning

1 pts

Accomplished

3 pts

Expert

6 pts

Research and Note-taking

How do inventions relate to communication?
Children’s inventions
The worst inventions
The funniest inventions
Famous inventions
Famous inventors
What is a patent?
What is copyright?
Beginning

Unable to identify and use relevant information/graphics about this topic to complete this project.
None or one reference source.
Accomplished

Relevant informations recorded from various sources evaluated, but contains some inaccuracies in collection of information. Limited bibliography.
Expert

Accurate research of topic gathered from a variety of sources that inlvolved a student interpretation of signficant facts on this topic. Extensive bibliography.
App Presentation Planning

Make a movie/or stills in videolicious.
Beginning

Pictures are presented in an illogical sequence and reflect incomplete information. Not in student's own words.
Less than 4 parts x 50sec completed
Accomplished

Pictures include a commentary and music that follow a sequential order within the presentation;
4 -5 parts x 50 sec completed
Expert

Your presentation includes the following:
A title;commentary;
subtitles;
appropriate graphics;
appropriate music;
6 parts x 50sec completed
Content Text & commentary elements

Beginning

Content unclear-lacks any clear sense of direction and support for ideas. Lacks detail. Does not answer all key points. Copied from reference.
None or one reference source.
Accomplished

Content contains a logical progression of ideas; however contains a few writing errors. Some detail. Answers most of the key points in own words.
Limited bibliography.
Expert

Content written clearly and concisely and demonstrates a logical progression of ideas supported by accurate research. Most informative.Answers all the key points in own words. Extensive bibliography.
History of inventions

Do a timeline of how an invention has changed over time.
Or a story using
Ancient Egyptian
Hieroglyphs
Or a play using Ancient Japanese banraku puppetry
Or Roman numerals IV, XX, VIII
or Ancient Chinese calligraphy
or Design a Museum piece
Beginning

Little evidence of effort and classroom engagement, poor presentation, not original nor creative, no references.
Accomplished

Inconsistent effort and classroom engagement, adequate presentation, some original and creative work, some references.
Expert

Evidence of significant effort and classroom engagement, good presentation, original and creative work, extensive references.
Modern Inventions

Find out how & who invented Skype, Facebook or Twitter.
Present your research findings in the same medium that you investigated.
Beginning

Little evidence of effort and classroom engagement, poor presentation, not original nor creative, no references.
Accomplished

Inconsistent effort and classroom engagement, adequate presentation, some original and creative work, some references.
Expert

Evidence of significant effort and classroom engagement, good presentation, original and creative work, extensive references.
Due Date

Beginning

Not completed by due date
Accomplished

Completed by due date with extension given
Expert

Complete by due date





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