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My 9th grade physical science class will be telling a digital story about scientific inventions throughout history using PhotoStory by Microsoft. They will either upload images from the Internet or take pictures themselves of inventions involving electricity (yes, this includes the invention of electricity). They will then add text to these images answering the following questions:  1. How are these inventions important to others?  2. How are these inventions specifically important to you and your family?  3. How often do you use these inventions?  4. What would your life be like without these inventions? To begin, each student will need to download the correct Microsoft PhotoStory program onto a computer of their choice. In order to keep this simple, I will allow classroom time to finish this assignment in a time frame of one week. In order to manage this activity, I will be monitoring each student as they are creating their stories. Once the students have completed their PhotoStory they must present their story to the class and add monologue as their story plays on the LCD projector. The students will be assessed on both their PhotoStory and their monologue. I may also ask a question or two to ensure that learning was maximized during this assignment. Since this lesson is still concerning electricity the following Georgia Performance Standard is being covered: SPS10. Students will investigate the properties of electricity and magnetism. This standard is stated more specifically in the lesson plan template. In order to customize the activity to reach more diverse learners I have asked that pictures be uploaded in two ways: either from a camera or from the Internet. If a student would like to upload pictures from another source they may have that option. In order to encourage creative thinking in creating their PhotoStories, I ask that pictures and added text are unique. I would like for the students to incorporate how these different inventions affect their own personal lives and not just the lives of others.
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