Reconstructing British Inventions
Source/Author: Ron Heller, Upper School History Teacher
February 01, 2017
Mr. Heller's tenth grade World Civilizations class is studying the British Industrial Revolution. Students are creating models of an invention from that time (1750-1846). They used the research library to learn more about an inventor and an invention, and will reconstruct it in the Makerspace on a 3D printer or throw clay in the art room.
This type of hands-on, project based learning helps students explore real-world challenges, and can make even the 18th Century seem relevant today. When students are engaged personally in the material, they often connect better with the information, have a better understanding and remember it longer.
This type of hands-on, project based learning helps students explore real-world challenges, and can make even the 18th Century seem relevant today. When students are engaged personally in the material, they often connect better with the information, have a better understanding and remember it longer.
