1. 7 th Grade Inventor and Invention PowerPoint Project Explorations in Technology

2. Goal Produce a PowerPoint Presentation on an Inventor and Invention of your choice. –Answer the following questions: What is it? Who made/conceived it? When was it made? What is the impact it has had on society?

3. Requirements Presentation must answer all questions in the previous slide (5 points/question) Presentation must be 8-10 slides in length including title slide (5 points) All pictures, graphics must relate to the project (5 points) Bulleted items must not be more than 20 words. (5 points) Presentation should last at least 1 minute (5 points)

4. Requirements Slides should be the same design throughout (same layout, font, color scheme, etc.) (5 points) Presentation must show at least one example of animation or special effects. (5 points) All words should be spelled correctly (5 points)

5. Visit http://inventors.about.com Then click on “Find: A-Z inventions” or “Find A-Z inventors” in the left column http://inventors.about.com