Texas TEKS 5.22.A
The Standard
identify the accomplishments of notable individuals in the fields of science and technology such as Benjamin Franklin, Eli Whitney, John Deere, Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, George Washington Carver, the Wright Brothers, and Neil Armstrong
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students match notable American scientists, inventors, and explorers with their accomplishments. They briefly explain what each person created, improved, discovered, or achieved.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students correctly connect each person to a specific accomplishment, such as John Deere with the steel plow or Neil Armstrong with the Moon landing. They avoid vague claims like “he invented things.”
Common Misconceptions
- Students may confuse Thomas Edison with Benjamin Franklin or credit Alexander Graham Bell with inventing electricity. They may also say Eli Whitney invented cotton or that the Wright brothers built the first airplane ever used.
How to Assess It
- Give students four names and four accomplishments to match. Then ask them to write one sentence explaining how one accomplishment changed people’s lives.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Set up artifact cards, including a telephone, light bulb, steel plow, peanut product, and airplane, for students to match with individuals.
Ask students to write: Which accomplishment changed American life most, and what evidence supports your choice?
Play Who Am I? by reading three accomplishment clues while teams identify the scientist, inventor, or explorer.
Have students inspect classroom objects and trace one, such as a phone or light, to an individual who helped develop its technology.
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