Pistes d'exploration

Choose one of the events, people or inventions from the text and create a bookmark explaining the important points.

Create an alphabet book using the people, events or inventions from the book.

Give an oral presentation on two or three of the events, people or inventions from the book. Explain how they are connected.

Discuss which inventions changed the world the most; rank them in order of their impact on our world.

Read and take notes about one of the topics of your choice from the Contents pages at the beginning of the book. Share any interesting information you found.

Design a bookmark explaining the important points of your topic. Include interesting information from the timeline (pp. 116-120) that pertains to your topic. 

Using the timeline, decide which inventions, events and people changed our world the most.

With the group, list new events, people or inventions to add to the book—from 2012 to the present.

The two authors chose 180 events, people and inventions that they believe changed the world. In teams, agree on a list of 10 that you would expect to find in this book. Compare your list with the table of contents.

Discuss the process of creating a Top 10 list as a team. Was it difficult to agree? Why?

What do you think is missing from this book? Why was it left out? Whose point of view is presented? Write your thoughts in a reflective journal.

With the book as a source of inspiration, make trivia cards with questions on one side, answers on the other.

Smithsonian History Year by Year, I Is for Idea: An Inventions Alphabet, TheRomans: Gods, Emperors, and Dormice, Rosie Revere, Engineer

Mots-clés

Non-fiction , around the world , civilization , illustrations (photographs) , inventions , technology , time lines , world history

Commentaire descriptif

A one-stop resource for homes, schools and libraries, this engaging compendium of the major historical events and inventions that have helped shape our world begins with the appearance of the first humans in 6,000,000 BCE and ends with recent events including the Arab Spring and the Japanese earthquake. Each page describes one or two of these pivotal moments in fact-filled, age-appropriate prose that children will find both entertaining and informative. The discovery of fire, the invention of the wheel, Copernicus, World Wars I and II, Gutenberg and the printing press, the Beatles, the Berlin Wall, the first moonwalk and Harry Potter are just a few of the many subjects covered in this fascinating history lesson. Cartoon-style illustrations and frequent “Ripples” boxes, which explore the ongoing impact of history-changing events and individuals, help extend and solidify the learning. The book includes an at-a-glance time line which may be used as a general guide or overview of the myriad topics featured, a detailed table of contents and a comprehensive, project-ready index.