Your presentations must include:

• The name of the invention
• The name of the inventor
• Where the inventor was from (city and state)
• The year it was invented
• What impact it has had on society.

Historian - What was the need for the invention and how has the invention changed the way we live?

Individual Project - Create a timeline which outlines when the invention was created. On the timeline you must also include an explanation of why you chose these five inventions.

Economist - How did each invention save time or make life easier, which translates into saved money, for Americans?

Individual Project - Create a report that outlines each invention and the economic impact it had/has on Americans.

Reporter - How did each invention improve society at the time they were invented?

Scientist - How did each invention expand American's knowledge at the time they were invented?

Individual Project - Write a thesis that outlines each invention and how Americans' knowledge were expanded at the time they were invented.

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