The document provides brief biographies of four famous inventors and innovators:
- Reginald Fessender invented devices like the radio compass and sonic depth finder.
- Walt Disney founded Walt Disney Productions in Hollywood in 1923.
- Thomas Edison invented the phonograph and came to symbolize American inventive genius.
- Frank Lloyd Wright was the most famous American architect of the 20th century, designing 25 buildings in California.
3. Inventor and physicist, Reginald
Fessender invented many devices such
as the radio compass and sonic depth
finder.
Corbis, (2009). Radio Engineer Reginald Fessenden. [Image]. Available from http://www.discoveryeducation.com/
IRC, (2005). Walt Disney, founder of Walt Disney Productions.. [Image]. Available from http://www.discoveryeducation.com/
IRC, (2005). Thomas Alva Edison with his first phonograph.. [Image]. Available from http://www.discoveryeducation.com/
IRC, (2005). Famous American architect Frank Lloyd Wright.. [Image]. Available from http://www.discoveryeducation.com/
Walt[er] Disney (1901-1966) was born in
Chicago and came to Hollywood in 1923.
Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) with
his first phonograph. Edison came to
symbolize for many the inventive genius
of American technology.
Frank Lloyd Wright (1869-1959) was the
most famous American architect of the
20th century. He designed 25 buildings in
California.
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9. Disciplined
mastery of key subjects
Creating
beyond existing knowledge and
syntheses to pose new questions
Respectful
seeking to understand
differences
Ethical
striving toward good work
and good citizenship
Synthesizing
arraying information to make
sense to self and others
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10. • Problem solvers
• Innovators
• Inventors
• Self-reliant
• Logical thinkers
• Technologically literate
Lantz, Hayes Blaine ED D.“What Should Be the Function of a K-12 STEM Education?” 2009.Web. 20
November 2009. SEEN Magazine. www.seenmagazine.us
GOALS OF PROJECT BASED
LEARNING
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