5E Lesson Plan Template*

Ray Leone
Your Name
Lesson Subject Area Social Studies - 8th grade – 2 days x 45 min periods

Specific Topic Consequences of Inventions

Appropriate
Standards being 6.2.8.A - Describe the interaction of consumers and producers of
addressed goods and services in the state and national economy.

6.1.8.B – Analyze the resources that are combined to create goods

and services.

Instructional At the end of this lesson the students will be able to:
Objectives (Bloom 1.SWBAT construct a list of the intended and unintended consequences
Level) of an invention
Minimum of three 2.SWBAT analyze how an invention has effected environment,
economy, health, society, and politics
3.SWBAT present the consequences of an invention to classmates
Day 1 -ENGAGE (7 HelloSmart activity (attached) – What year were these items
mins) invented?
Activities
 Turn and talk
 How many did you get correct?
 Did anything surprise you?

EXPLORE (10
mins) Inventions are a product of the time and prior innovation.
Activities
 Think about the iPhone – invented 2006 – with a partner
discuss:
 What are some environmental, economical, social,
political and health consequences of the iPhone?
 Which of these consequences were intended and which
are unintended?
 Share out with class

Quality is never an accident. It is always the result of intelligent effort.

There must be a will to produce a superior thing.
John Ruskin
EXPLAIN (25 mins) Watch video up to 3:10
Activities https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGaj2VImQec
 With partner -What innovations did the speaker reference?
 What were the intended and unintended consequences of the
innovations?
 As a class: Read article
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/world-what-it-
today-because-these-six-innovations-180952871/
 (EXIT TICKET) In pairs, pull out some of the themes
from the article
 What is the hummingbird effect?

Day 2- 25 mins In pairs, pick one invention from the 21st century
ELABORATE  What do you think are the intended and unintended
Activities consequences of the invention for both the economy, the
environment, society, and other aspects?
 Use computers to research

EVALUATE – 20 Present to the class your findings

mins
Activities

References https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/world-what-it-today-
because-these-six-innovations-180952871/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGaj2VImQec
Materials & Chrome books for research and Hello Smart activity
Equipment
Handouts (attach) Rubric

Quality is never an accident. It is always the result of intelligent effort.

There must be a will to produce a superior thing.
John Ruskin