Technology and Innovation Project
Final Project Due Wednesday, March 14th
(Presentations will start Tuesday, March 13 for individuals or pairs that are ready)
Class work days for the project March. 5th, March. 6th, March. 7th (And possibly a couple more
class work days). Yet, beyond these class work days it should be thought of as work for Flex
periods and for homework.
Project Choices
Students will pick one of the following categories to research, write a small (2 page) report, and visualize:
1. Revolution in factories/machines (1790 – 1880)
 How did factories and machines improve and change society over time?
2. Revolution in Land transportation (1790 – 1880)
 How did transportation technology improve and change society over time?
3. Revolution in Water transportation (1790 – 1880)
 How did water transportation technology improve and change society over time?
4. Revolution in Communication (1790 – 1880)
 How did the technology for the communication of “words” or messages improve and change
society over time?
5. Revolution in Agriculture (1790 – 1880)
 How did the improvements in machines used for harvesting or developing agricultural products
change society over time?
 All projects must have a written report on your research category
 All projects are to be completed as individual projects or paired projects* that
1. Extensive Power Point
OR
2. Labeled model or representation
OR
3. Or you can contract with the teacher for another idea that you have for a presentation---But it
needs to be ready by the due date.
*Students that choose to work in pairs will be given more requirements for this project.
Individual Project Rubric
Minimal
(2 points)
(4 points)
(3 points)
Project shows a
Project shows a
Project shows a
lack of
proficient
complete
understanding or
understanding by
understanding by
lack of
mixing the
mixing the
connection
information with
information with
between content
your own
your own
and the
thinking/creativity
thinking/creativity
thinking/creativity
Outstanding
Understanding
And
Content
Individual
Project
Requirements
(Descriptions of
projects are listed
for the options are
included and
creative variations
should be
discussed the
with teacher
during class)
Presentation
Something worth
showing off!
Includes an
impressive
explanation of
how the changes
effected the
North and South
and West
(x2)
Acceptable
Includes some
explanation of
how the changes
effected the
North and South
and West
(x2)
Poor
(1 points)
Project shows a
lack of effort for
connecting the
content to
student thinking
Includes no
Includes very
explanation of
little explanation
how the
of how the
changes
changes effected
effected the
the North and
North and South
South and West
and West
(x2)
(x 1)
The product /
presentation
faultlessly
accomplishes
the objective of
the assignment
The product /
presentation
accomplishes
the objective of
the assignment
The product /
presentation
accomplishes
some of the
objective of the
assignment
The product /
presentation
does not
accomplish the
objective of the
assignment
The product /
presentation is
impressive to
other students
and/or adults
(x2)
The product /
presentation is
view by others
as a good project
(x2)
The product /
presentation is
view by others
as a minimal
project
(x2)
The product /
presentation is
incomplete
(x1)
Paired Project Rubric
Must also contain a high quality timeline poster as an extra component
Minimal
(2 points)
(4 points)
(3 points)
Project shows a
Project shows a
Project shows a
lack of
proficient
complete
understanding or
understanding by
understanding by
lack of
mixing the
mixing the
connection
information with
information with
between content
your own
your own
and the
thinking/creativity
thinking/creativity
thinking/creativity
Outstanding
Understanding
And
Content
Individual
Project
Requirements
(Descriptions of
projects are listed
for the options are
included and
creative variations
should be
discussed the
with teacher
during class)
Presentation
Something worth
showing off!
Includes an
impressive
explanation of
how the changes
effected the
North and South
and West
(x2)
Acceptable
Includes some
explanation of
how the changes
effected the
North and South
and West
(x2)
Poor
(1 points)
Project shows a
lack of effort for
connecting the
content to
student thinking
Includes no
Includes very
explanation of
little explanation
how the
of how the
changes
changes effected
effected the
the North and
North and South
South and West
and West
(x2)
(x 1)
The product /
presentation
faultlessly
accomplishes
the objective of
the assignment
The product /
presentation
accomplishes
the objective of
the assignment
The product /
presentation
accomplishes
some of the
objective of the
assignment
The product /
presentation
does not
accomplish the
objective of the
assignment
The product /
presentation is
impressive to
other students
and/or adults
(x2)
The product /
presentation is
view by others
as a good project
(x2)
The product /
presentation is
view by others
as a minimal
project
(x2)
The product /
presentation is
incomplete
(x1)
Written Report Rubric
Minimal
(1 points)
(3 points)
(2 points)
Project shows a
Project shows a
Project shows a
lack of
proficient
complete
understanding or
understanding by
understanding by
lack of
mixing the
mixing the
connection
information with
information with
between content
your own
your own
and the
thinking/creativity
thinking/creativity
thinking/creativity
Outstanding
Understanding
And
Content
Contained at
least 7
researched facts
Completeness
Filled at least
every line
Sources
3 quality sources
in the correct
format
Product/Presentation Total =
Report Total =
Project Total =
/12
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Acceptable
Poor
(0 points)
Project shows a
lack of effort for
connecting the
content to
student thinking
Contained less
than 3
researched
facts
Contained at
least 5
researched facts
Contained at
least 3
researched facts
Filled most of
lines the report
Filled 2/3 of lines
the report
Filled less than
half of lines the
report
2 quality sources
in the correct
format
1 quality sources
in the correct
format
0 quality
sources in the
correct format
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Technology and Innovation Report: Students will research, visualize and write a
short report in a historical fiction format---As if you actually lived it!!! Fill all of the lines with at
least 7 researched facts mixed your own made up life situations.
Imagine you are in the last years of your life. It is the 90th year of your life and you are telling
your great grand children about the changes that have occurred in your life time. As I grew up
there was a revolution in __________________circle your topic below:
Revolution in factories/machines (1790 – 1880)
 How did factories and machines improve and change society over time?
Revolution in Land transportation (1790 – 1880)
 How did transportation technology improve and change society over time?
Revolution in Water transportation (1790 – 1880)
 How did water transportation technology improve and change society over time?
Revolution in Communication (1790 – 1880)
 How did the technology for the communication of “words” or messages improve
and change society over time?
Revolution in Agriculture (1790 – 1880)
 How did the improvements in machines used for harvesting or developing
agricultural products change society over time?
I was born in the year 1790 and the world was simpler. When I was a young lad we
didn’t have these new fangled gadgets…
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By the year __________ .
(fill in the blanks) ____________________
was invented and…
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By the year __________ .
changing and…
(fill in the blanks) _____________________________
things continued
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By the year __________ .
changing and…
(fill in the blanks) _____________________________
things continued
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By the year __________ .
changing and…
(fill in the blanks) _____________________________
things continued
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Now that it is 1880 our whole society has changed and…
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Just as your health was starting to fail….the most amazing, spectacular, amazing
thing happened… one of your great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great
grandchildren from the year 2012 has come back in a time machine to take you to
the future to improve your health and show you around!
Now that it is 2012 _______________________changed and society has changed
(describe the changes in your technology in last couple of years)
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And predict the changes that might occur by 2030…
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Sources: (Wikipedia, Ask.com, Answers.com, Yahoo.answers, and other simple answers sites can not be your listed sources)
Source #1: (Author- Title- Year of source)
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Source #2: (Author- Title- Year of source)
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Source #3: (Author- Title- Year of source)
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