Innovations That Stand the Test of Time
By Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, January 4, 2008
- High School
- Design for the Other 90%
- Language Arts
- Social Studies
Common Core Standards
Anchors for Reading:
Key Ideas and Details:
Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
Analyze how and why individuals, events, or ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas:
Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity:
Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.
Anchor Standards for Writing:
Text Types and Purposes:
Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details and well-structured event sequences.
Production and Distribution of Writing:
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
Research to Build and Present Knowledge:
Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism.
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Range of Writing:
Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Anchor standards for Speaking and Listening:
Comprehension and Collaboration:
Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
Evaluate a speaker's point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric.
Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and communicative tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
Anchor standards for Language:
Conventions of Standard English:
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
- ”Have You Heard About This?” handout (attached)
- Cooper-Hewitt's exhibition http://www.designother90.org/about/
- What were some of the issues facing the Hard Working Survivor Tribe?
- What was Doofty’s idea?
- What were the advantages/disadvantages of Doofty’s idea?
- What did the people of the tribe think of Doofty’s idea?
- What did the people of the tribe do to Doofty?
- Can you think of other innovators whose ideas were ridiculed?
- Why do you think people are often reluctant to change the way they do things?
- What distinguished Doofty from her tribe?
- What is the message of Doofty’s story?
- Rate how well you understood the concept presented in Doofty’s story.
- Rate how well you understood the interrelationships among math, science, technology, and engineering.
- Rate how well you understood the concept behind the innovations on the Design for the Other 90% website.
- Rate the choice of invention made by your group.
- Rate the quality of your group’s presentation.
- Rate your participation in the design of your group’s presentation.