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Inventors Unit
By Annette

I do an inventors unit and my 4th grade students love it. I have them think of something that would make their lives easier. They have to tell what it does and how it works.

Then I group the students into threes or fours a few days later. They decide what one they would like to try to make and sell. If it can't really be made by them then they must tell how it works. We make commericals for our products by writing scripts. Then they act it out telling about their product, how much it is, where they can buy it and how it can improve their life. We tape them so they can watch them like real commercials.