Material Science Invention Report
In this project, students will apply the Big6 Information Problem Solving Approach to do research on the: the historical development of a significant invention.
The Big6
1. Task Definition  What am I supposed to do?  What information do I need? 2. Information Seeking Strategies What are the possible sources of information  I can use?  What are the best sources for this assignment?  3. Location and Access Where will I find these sources?              NMHS Patron's Catalog              Timberland Catalog Do I know how to use them?              How to use Internet Search Engines              Using Search Engines 4. Use of Information  How will I record information?  How will I evaluate the information? 5. Synthesis  How is the information best presented?  How will I credit my sources? 6. Evaluation  Judge the result (was your work successful?) Judge the process (was it effective? was it efficient?)
Possible Sources of Information INTERNET Search Engine Google Suggested Internet Sites How Stuff Works National Inventors Hall of Fame A - Z Inventions from About.com Invention Dimension Biography Resource Center (Needs Timberland Library card) Timeline of Events In Science, Mathematics, and Technology Eurreka: Inventions of the 20th Century (Thinkquest) ENCYCLOPEDIA BOOKS Use NMHS Patron's Catalog to find books in NMHS library Use Timberland Catalog to find books at the public library Some books at NMHS Library:  303.48 LUB InfoCulture : the Smithsonian book of information age inventions  609 BEN Invention  670 CDS CD's, super glue, and salsa : how everyday products are made  608.SMA Small inventions that make a big difference  609.PLA Smithsonian visual timeline of inventions  REF 608 Eureka!  REF 608 World of Invention  REF 608.773 Historical first patents: the first United States patent for many everyday things  609.FLA They all laughed...: from lightbulbs to lasers, the fascinating stories behind the great inventions that have changed our lives  683 RUB Toilets, Toasters & Telephones: The how and why of everyday things  609.73 HUG American genesis : a century of invention and technological enthusiasm, 1870-1970  Ref 603  How it Works (28 vols) PERIODICALS          ProQuest
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