Homework

Math 5.4
Improvement Paragraph
We'll be typing again on Friday

Timeline

for the

Inventors’ Congress Project

November/ December 2012 – Introduce Inventors’ Congress during science classes. Students begin to generate ideas for creating an invention. 

Week of December 10th- Invention Logs are discussed and sent home.  

December 17^th – Students turn in their Invention Plan/Proposal and share it with their classmates. Invention Logs are passed out and students begin  working on them. 

December 18^th –Students begin rough draft of their Purpose paragraph. Parents edit rough draft. 

December 20^th – Students begin rough draft of their Improvement paragraph. Parents edit rough draft.

December 21^st – Students begin creating their invention at home and complete it over the break (students may type paragraphs at home). 

January 2^nd- Students return ready to type up the final draft of their Purpose and Improvement paragraphs.

January 4th- Students begin rough draft of their “How It Works” paragraph. Parents edit rough draft.  

January 7^{th  8th} – Students type final draft of “How It Works” paragraph. 

January 8^th- Students begin “assembling” their display boards at home. 

January 11th- Students finish answering all the questions in the Inventors’ Log 

January 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, and 24^th– Students submit and present their Inventions, Logs, and display boards to the class based on sign up schedule

January 25^th – Inventors’ Congress in the PV gym from 10:15 - 12:15  and 1:15- 1:55