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Foreword by Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress
Delving into a myriad of fascinating concepts, creations, visionary individuals, and vivid characters in the nation’s life over the centuries, Invention and Innovation offers classroom-ready materials for teachers, librarians, and home educators working with grades 6–12. Part of “Discover and Learn with the Library,” an educational series published by the Library of Congress in association with the American Library Association, this resource is designed to support state curricula and teaching standards. It combines full-color facsimiles of primary sources from the Library’s unparalleled collections with source citations, information about the sources’ origins, teaching strategies, and guides to additional online resources. Offering a convenient way to integrate primary source material into classrooms and libraries, Invention and Innovation
- features perforated pages on each primary source for ease of sharing;
- explores inventions and innovations in communication, transportation, agriculture, medicine, entertainment, health and beauty, and more;
- profiles Benjamin Franklin, “Lady Edison” Beulah Henry, the Wright Brothers, Madam C. J. Walker, Dr. Charles Drew, Alessandro Volta, and many other historical figures;
- provides materials for learners to explore a range of key STEM concepts, from inventive design processes and practices, to the characteristics and habits of mind that can support innovation, to the relationships between invention and society;
- reframes research as an engaging process that feeds curiosity, creativity, and change;
- prepares students for the future by developing their critical thinking skills; and
- provides a background essay, an in-depth usage guide, and a variety of teaching ideas and other tools for educators.
Readers interested in Professional Review Copies or LIS Instructor Desk Copies may email editionsmarketing@ala.org to request a PDF galley of the text; we cannot provide print copies.
Foreword
Discover and Learn: The Power of Primary Sources
How to Use This Resource
Background: Invention and Innovation
Primary Source Discovery Pages
Identifying Problems and Creating Solutions
- Charles S. L. Baker’s New Heating System [Image]
- Wilbur Wright Writes to Octave Chanute [Manuscript]
- Benjamin Franklin Invents Bifocals [Manuscript]
Imagination and Creativity
- “Lady Edison” Beulah Henry and the Creative Process of Invention [Newspaper Article]
- Penicillin: An Unexpected Discovery Has a Global Impact [Newspaper Article]
Collaborating with Others
- George Washington Carver, Inventor and Educator [Photograph]
- Thomas Edison’s Laboratory in Menlo Park [Newspaper Article]
- Alexander Graham Bell Writes to Guglielmo Marconi [Manuscript]
Navigating Business, Politics, and the Law
- Professor Carver Testifies Before Congress [Newspaper Article]
- Alexander Graham Bell’s Flying Machine Patent [Printed Text]
- The Patent Office Model Room [Map]
- Madam C. J. Walker Promotes Her Products [Newspaper Article]
Recording Our Thinking
- Alexander Graham Bell’s Notebooks [Manuscript]
- John Fitch’s Quest to Make the Steamboat a Success [Image]
- Alessandro Volta’s Diagram of the First Battery [Image]
Social Influences and Impact
- Dr. Charles Drew Creates a National Blood Bank [Newspaper Article]
- People Respond to the Arrival of the Automobile [Image]
- The Inventions of Ellen Eglin and Lizzie Magie [Newspaper Article]
- The Effects of a New Inoculation [political cartoon Image]
Persistence and Continued Iteration
- The Wright Brothers’ Photo of a Crumpled Glider [Photograph]
- Emile Berliner Invents the Gramophone [Printed Text]
Creating Visual Models
- Samuel Morse and Alfred Vail Develop a New Code for the Telegraph [Manuscript]
- The Periodic Table: Creating a New Way to Understand the Elements [Printed Text]
- Thomas Jefferson’s System of Weights and Measures [Printed Text]
Transcripts
More to Discover
Teacher’s Guides
- Analyzing Books and Other Printed Texts
- Analyzing Manuscripts
- Analyzing Maps
- Analyzing Newspapers
- Analyzing Oral Histories
- Analyzing Photographs and Prints
- Analyzing Political Cartoons
- Analyzing Primary Sources
Primary Source Analysis Tool
Primary Sources Cited
Index
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