Name:  Kathryn M. Thyer

School:  Bunker Hill CUSD#8, Wolf Ridge Education Center

AAM affiliation:  Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Email:  kthyer34@hotmail.com

Lesson Plan description and Rationale

Students will analyze alternate sources of light that were used before the invention of the light bulb.  They will compare the light bulbs in the video to the light bulbs of today.  A final analysis between the alternate sources of light and the light bulb will be conducted.

State Standards

State Goal 1: Read with understanding and fluency.

1C – Comprehend a broad range of reading materials.

State Goal 10: Collect, organize and analyze date using statistical methods; predict results; and interpret uncertainty using concepts of probability.

10A – Organize, describe and make predictions from existing data.

State Goal 16: Understand events, trends, individuals and movements shaping the history of Illinois, the United States and other nations.

16A – Apply the skills of historical analysis and interpretation.

Objectives

Students will understand what alternative light sources are.  Students will compare light bulbs from video to light bulbs of today.  Students will create a Venn diagram comparing/contrasting alternative light sources to light bulbs.

Resources

	Schroeder, H. “A Day With Thomas A. Edison/ General Electric Co.; producer, Bray Studios.” 1922. Inventing Entertainment: The Motion Pictures and Sound Recording of the Edison Companies. [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/papr:@ filreq(@field(NUMBER+@band(edmp+4057s6))+@field(COLLID+edison))]  [edmp 4057s3 4057s4 4057s5] (February 3, 2004)
	Harrell, Alfred. “Kerosene Lantern.” 1950. Buckaroos in Paradise: Ranching Culture in Northern Nevada, 1945-1982. [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/ncr:@field(DOCID+ @lit(n48117))] [afc96ran 48117] (February 10, 2004)
	Chicago Daily News, Inc. “Andrew J. O’Connor holding a candle lamp, standing at a desk in a courtroom.” 1928. Photographs from the Chicago Daily News, 1902-1933. [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/cdn:@field(NUMBER+ @band(ichicdn+n085283))] [ichicdn n085283] (February 11, 2004) Chicago Daily News negatives collection, DN-0085283. Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society.
	Horydczak, Theodor. “Burning Candle.” 1920-1950. Washington as It Was: Photographs by Theodor Horydczak, 1923-1959. [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/horyd:@field(NUMBER+@band (thc+5a44392))] [thc 5a44392] (February 11, 2004) Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Theodor Horydczak Collection [LC-H814-T01-3693-x DLC]
	Siegel, Arthur S. “Detroit, Michigan (vicinity). Old style candle light reflectors made out of pieces of mirror arranged to form a parabola.”  July 1942. America from the Great Depression to World War II: Photographs from the FSA-OWI, 1935-1945. [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/fsaall:@field (NUMBER+@band(fsa+8c28569))] [fsa 8c28569] (February 11, 2004) Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA-OWI Collection, [LC-USF34-110025-C DLC]
	Poley, H.S. “Taos pueblo church interior” 1915 or 1925.  History of the American West, 1860-1920: Photographs from the Collection of the Denver Public Library. [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/hawp:@ field(NUMBER+@band(codhawp+00170257))] [codhawp 00170257] (February 11, 2004) Western History/Genealogy Department, Denver Public Library
	Rhoads, Harry Mellon. “Banquet at the Gates’ mountain home.” 1910-1920.  History of the American West, 1860-1920: Photographs from the Collection of the Denver Public Library. [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/ r?ammem/hawp:@field(NUMBER+@band(codhawp+00186132))] [codhawp 00186132] (February 11, 2004) Western History/Genealogy Department, Denver Public Library

1.    Students will view photographs of candles and lanterns being used.  A discussion will be led about how these were used as the sources of light for homes and businesses.

2.    Students will discuss and analyze the effectiveness of these items as light sources while viewing the photographs.  They will create a Venn diagram comparing/contrasting these alternate light sources to the use of light bulbs.

3.    Students will view the video, “A Day With Edison”.

4.    Students will compare the light bulbs in the video to the light bulbs of today.

5.    Students will create two drawings using the Before & After worksheet. Lesson 2 Worksheet  One drawing will depict what life was like before the use of the light bulb and the other will show how life was different after the invention of the light bulb.

Evaluation

Students will be evaluated on their participation in the creation of the Venn diagram and also on their drawings of life before and after the invention of light bulb.

Keywords

kerosene lantern, alternate, source