Inventions and Scientific Discoveries

In this ongoing class, learners will discover various inventions and scientific breakthroughs in detail along with the people who they are contributed to. We will cover the method of discovery, the date of each invention, and who they were all contributed to. Topics are designed to get students thinking about how our lives have benefited from these discoveries and to brainstorm on how to improve any drawbacks associated with them.  This class is presented in Nearpod and is lecture based with student discussion and questions to reinforce the material. I will screen share the slides so that students do not need to create an account. 

The intended schedule is as follows:

Week of April 22: Cotton Gin
Week of April 29: Indoor Furniture
Week of May 6: Microscope
Week of May 13: Internal Combustion Engines
Week of May 20: Indoor Plumbing
Week of May 27: Washing Machine
Week of June 3: Clothes Dryer
Week of June 10: Refrigerator/Freezer
Week of June 17: Coffee
Week of June 24: Ink Pens
Week of July 1: Sewing Machine
Week of July 8: Dog food
Week of July 15: Plastic shopping bags
Week of July 22: Umbrellas
Week of July 29: Tv Dinners
Week of August 5: Blenders
Week of August 12: Ceiling Fans
Week of August 19: Doggie doors
Week of August 26: Military Planes
Week of Sept. 2: Fish tanks
Week of Sept. 9: Cake plate
Week of Sept 16: Lazy Susan
Week of Sept 23: Door stoppers
Week of Sept 30: Towels
Week of Oct 7: Indoor Air Conditioning
Week of Oct 14: PJs
Week of Oct 21: Playground Balls
Week of Oct 28: Buckets
Week of Nov 4: Computer/Keyboard
Week of Nov 11: Selfies
Week of Nov 18: Drones
Week of Nov 25: Speakers
Week of Dec 2: Teapots
Week of Dec 9: Picnic Coolers
Week of Dec 16: Security Cameras
Week of Dec 23: Dog Collars
Week of Dec 30: Front doors
Week of Jan 6: Books
Week of Jan 13: Lollipops
Week of Jan 20: Ornamental metals
Week of Jan 27: I-Pads
Week of Feb 3: Folding fans
Week of Feb 10: Halloween
Week of Feb 17: Filing systems
Week of Feb 24: Strobe lights
Week of March 3: Lotion
Week of March 10: Lidar scanning
Week of March 17: Erasers
Week of March 24: Linen fabric
Week of March 31: Light bulbs
Week of April 7: Batteries
Week of April 14: Velvet fabric
Week of April 21: Gummy bears
Week of April 28: Knitting
Week of May 5: Wool carding
Week of May 12: Patents
Week of May 19: Lace
Week of May 26: Crayons
Week of June 2: Potato chips
Week of June 9: Slime
Week of June 16: Music
Week of June 23: Maps
Week of June 30: Cardboard
Week of July 7: Zoom
Week of July 14: Google
Week of July 21: Candles



Please check back as the course progresses for updates to the schedule. I look forward to seeing your student in class.