These entries can be written on notecards to be displayed in a classroom timeline. Each entry should include a date, title of the event, and brief description of its significance. Entries can also include pictures or drawings. Students begin by brainstorming a new invention or technology that fits in with their area of research. The invention should represent the next step the technology can take in order to develop in a positive direction.
Students can refer to the guidelines for a good invention they outlined in lesson one.
Once the concept is developed, students begin preparing for their invention trade show by creating a diagram or model of their invention or technology, and writing a press release about it. Each student should write their own press release for their product. The release should include background information on the new product, taken from the preliminary research that was included in the timeline. It should also describe the product, and explain why it's a good invention for the next millennium. The presentation should condense all the group member's ideas from their individual press releases into a final one.