Publisher:

National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center  Search this

Language:

English

Object type:

Lesson Plan

Description:

Online exhibit about Thomas Alva Edison's creative genius. He gave us electric lights in our home; a system to produce and deliver electric power; was the first to record sound and started the recording industry; and he developed the first movie camera and produced the first movies. The exhibit includes a biography of Edison, instructions on how to make a light bulb, an interactive game and a list of recommended resources.

Use Rights Links:

http://www.si.edu/termsofuse/

Educational Use:

Activity, Hands-on, Reading, Visual/Spatial

Learning Resource Type:

Activity

Educational Role:

student, teacher

Time required:

1 hr

Interactivity Type:

Mixed

Accessibility Feature:

structuralNavigation

Accessibility Hazard:

noFlashingHazard, noMotionSimulationHazard, noSoundHazard

Accessibility Control:

None

Topic:

Inventors  Search this

Scientists  Search this

Invention  Search this

Innovation  Search this

Telegraph  Search this

Grand trunk railroad  Search this

Menlo Park  Search this

Phonograph  Search this

Telephone  Search this

Arc light  Search this

Motion picture  Search this

Kinetograph  Search this

Kinetoscope  Search this

Battery  Search this

Typical age range 8-10  Search this

Typical age range 10-12  Search this

Typical age range 12-14  Search this

Typical age range 14-16  Search this

Typical age range 16-18  Search this

Educational alignment:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.7

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.4

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.K.8

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.7

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.10

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.1.4a

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1.8

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.7

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.3

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.5

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.10

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.4a

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.7

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.3

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.10

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.3.4a

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.7

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.8

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.3

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.10

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.4.4a

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.7

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.8

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.7

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.3

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.7

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.10

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.5.4a

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.7

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.8

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.7

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.7

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.8

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.3

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.7

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.8

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.7

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.8

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.7

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.8

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.7

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.8

Data source:

SI Center for Learning and Digital Access

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SCLDA_1022