Inventors and Inventions

Abiola Hambolu

Krysta Fazio

Syed Zaidi



Description of Pedagogical Tool:

This multiliteracies project is designed gives a short history of some inventors and inventions. It helps students make connections between past inventions and those occurring in the 21st century.

Pedagogical Tool:


Lesson Plan:
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Resources Used:
Cope, B., & Kalantzis, M. (2009). “Multiliteracies”: New literacies, new learning. Pedagogies: An International Journal, 4, 164-195.

Cope, B., Kalantzis, Mary, & New London Group. (2005). Multiliteracies: Literacy learning and the design of social futures (Literacies). London; New York: Routledge.

Heritage Canada (2014). Culture GDP, (Culture Gross Domestic Product and Jobs in Canada). Retrieved from http://www.allianceforarts.com/research-publications/

Norris, C. B. (2009). Academic writing in English.

Kern, R. (2008). Making connections through texts in language teaching. Language Teaching, 41(3), 367-387.

Lee, Kent (2013). Korean ESL learners' use of connectors in English academic writing. English Language Teaching, 25(2), 81-103.

Resources for video

Mechanical clock. ticking sound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOvIEVQW6yc

Black ladies with bike: 600 × 400 - ethancrawford.com

Divided skirt with bike: url ... https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/338121884504836279/

Ladies with puffy gowns on bike: URL

Victorian era: http://www.katetattersall.com/victorian-riding-habits-horse-clothes/

First Dishwasher 600 × 522 - miseenplaceasia.com

Biclycle url or https://www.pinterest.com/pin/106890191129317327/

Meteorite bang sound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF0q5EgaSJk&list=PLP4ei23LVg88ZWpwGp1xYITxYHa3Hk_xS&index=2

video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZlQJdFAQM8

Josephine Garis Cochrane: http://www.thinglink.com/scene/598593268137066496

Elijah Mccoy: https://sites.google.com/site/blackhistorywiki/home/black-men/will-i-am/elijah-mccoy

Soundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ICtwBM0sqI&index=4&t=4s&list=PLP4ei23LVg88ZWpwGp1xYITxYHa3Hk_xS

First auto car: https://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/auto.html-who invented the first car

Elijah Mccoy :http://www.blackhistorycanada.ca/profiles.php?themeid=20&id=9

Flash back Canada 4thedition-J.Bradley Cruxton/ W.Douglas Wilson

Oil Lubricating https://www.google.ca/search?q=elijah+mccoy+automatic+oil+cup&espv=2&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiSpuGIrsjSAhWn34MKHdgACCgQ_AUIBigB&biw=642&bih=578#imgrc=kV8H0E6q0tML9M:

Kayak: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayak#/media/File:Greenland_kayak_seal_hunter_2006.jpg

https://www.google.ca/search?q=kayak&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiEwfawzMrSAhWky4MKHWBTBJsQ_AUICSgC&biw=1366&bih=638#tbm=isch&q=original+kayak&*&imgrc=bO_vNH-dPjTDcM:

Abacus:http://humansarefree.com/2014/11/22-chinese-inventions-that-changed-world.html

Alexander Bell:http://greatfamous.weebly.com/scientists/alexander-graham-bell

Wright brothers video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAA0wiWaNW8

James Naismith: http://myhero.com/hero.asp?hero=J_Naismith_mva_US_2013