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Grade Level: Second Unit: Time Assignment type:Research Project Lesson objectives (include 2 or 3): Time required to complete this lesson: Two Weeks Title of lesson: Research Project
 * Student will understand there are different ways in telling time
 * Student will be able to use multiple time telling devices
 * Student will understand why modern devices are better

Resources/materials needed:

= research project, Poster, pictures, computer, paper=

Description of lesson Most students think there are only a few ways of telling time mainly by a clock. They don't resize that the world didn't always have clocks. This projects lets them experiment and look at things in a different way. This project will compare two time telling devices, one from the past and one from the future. They will make a poster describing what the information that they learned and will present this in class. They will show their classmates how their ancient device works.

Assignment (homework or in-class: this is how the learner will practice the learning that has just occurred):  Students will pick one time telling device from the past and one from the future. They will make the one from the past, like a sundial or a hour glass. They will compare the two devices. They will tell a brief description of the two devices, when were they invented, how. What are different about them, which one keeps better time, what one is better and why? How does keeping better time effect us? They will use the tumblr blog for guidelines.

Technology used:

Information will be gathered from the internet and instructional videos. Tumblr, and Microsoft word

Research Link:

= Shelfari ,=

The technology used in this lesson changes the teaching / learning in this way: For this project a child can use the internet to gather a lot of information also watching videos on how to build a device is very helpful. It gives the student an audio and visual demonstration.