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 * __7. Student page __**

**__ Private Investigator Project __** To whom it may concern;

I am contacting you because I am in dire need of your help! Who am I? Well, I am no other than the Doctor Dastardly the world famous inventor!! Wait, you say you’ve never heard of me? Well that is exactly why I need your help… I have been trying for years to make worthwhile inventions that would help the world and bring me riches in the process, but I my plans keep being foiled! There are other inventors stealing my thunder and I want to know why this is happening. That is why I am asking of your services! You are the best private investigator in the world and I am willing to pay you very well for your help. I need you to research the world’s greatest inventors and then return to me with your information. Once I know more about them I can finally understand what I am doing wrong! All of the details are posted below if you are curious as to the exact details. I beg of you, please help me before it is too late and I am never remembered as the world’s greatest inventor!

Sincerely, Dr. Dastardly


 * __Project Overview__**

Recently in class we have discussed a few famous inventors and talked about the effect their inventions have had on our world. Now it is your chance to learn more about some other very interesting and important inventors from the past! You will choose one inventor from this list: 1. Nikola Tesla 2. Benjamin Franklin 3. Thomas Edison 4. George Washington Carver 5. Alexander Graham Bell

There are only a number of students that can choose a certain inventor in order for every inventor to be picked. I will draw names from a hat with everyone's name inside, and each person will choose an inventor until everyone is assigned an inventor. After you have chosen, we will spend time in class (you can also research on your own if possible and if your parents approve) researching your inventor.

1. //Background History//: You will collect information on the inventor’s life including schooling (What college they went to, how many years they were in school, and what they studied), along with where and when they were born. 2. //Interesting Facts//: Any information that you find interesting or exciting will be collected. This can include jobs they worked, stories from their childhood, how they became an inventor, and anything else that grabs your attention. 3. //Invention//: Finally you will find the greatest invention(s) that the inventor created. The information you should collect about the invention should be: an explanation of what it is and its purpose, a summary of how the invention was created, and any other interesting information you find about the invention.
 * There will be 3 areas that you will research**:

We will be spending a good amount of time in the computer lab for research, and there will also be more than one lesson on how to use the Internet for research. After you are finished researching your inventor, all of you will create a Powerpoint presentation with all of your information inside. (There will also be lessons on how to use Powerpoint, so if your unfamiliar with this program don't stress yourself).


 * Your Powerpoint must contain the follow**:

**Title Slide**: Your name and the inventors name, along with the invention

**Background History Title Slide**: Along with as many slides as necessary to tell all your information on your inventors background. **Interesting Facts Title Slide**: Followed with all of your interesting information you found **Invention Title Slide**: Followed with all of your information about the invention

Your presentation should have a consistent layout on every slide and have some form of creativity. This includes changing the **font**, **font size**, **adding WordArt**, and any **pictures** you would like.

Throughout the project you will turn in portions of your work to be included in the overall end grade. The portions you will be turning in will be (due dates will be decided soon):

1. All of the research information you have collected, along with the websites. (This will be due after we are finished researching)

2. A script that you will be writing for your Powerpoint.(This will be exact words you will be using for your presentation throughout)

All right Private Investigators, now it's your turn to get to work and begin your research!


 * To give you a jump-start on research, here are websites for each inventor that you may begin with:**

1. Nikola Tesla http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventors/tesla.htm

2. Benjamin Franklin http://www.ushistory.org/franklin/info/index.htm

3. Thomas Edison http://gardenofpraise.com/ibdediso.htm

4. George Washington Carver http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventors/carver.htm

5. Alexander Graham Bell http://gardenofpraise.com/ibdbell.htm