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Idea to Icon: Life and Times of Everyday Things
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Description
Many of the products we use and wear every day have very interesting back stories. A timeline project can visually bring those stories to life. For this activity, students will select one of these common items and create a timeline depicting its journey from idea to daily essential.
Commercial sewing pattern
Pizza
Breakfast cereal
Fast food
Blender
Child’s car seat
Disposable diaper
Blue jeans
Commercial baby food
Sneakers
Recliner
Flip flops
A timeline provides a visual representation of events that helps you better understand the history of something or someone. Through this activity, students will discover the origins and development of a common item, essential to everyday life as we know it.
The components of this lesson include:
• Idea to Icon: Life and Times of Everyday Things, Steps in Creating a Timeline
• Idea to Icon: Life and Times of Everyday Things Research Guide
• Timeline Evaluation Rubric
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