Title: What They Left Behind: Early Multi-National Influences in the United States
Description: The lessons in this unit are designed to help your students make connections between European voyages of discovery, colonial spheres of influence, and various aspects of American culture.
Standard(s):
[T1] ALS (4) 3: List reasons for European exploration and settlement in Alabama and the impact of Europeans on trade, health, land expansion, and tribal reorganization of Native American populations in Alabama.
[T1] US3 (5) 4: Explain effects of European exploration during the Age of Discovery upon European society and Native Americans, including the economic and cultural impact.
[TC2] (3-5) 7: Explain the influence of technology on society.
[TC2] (3-5) 9: Use technology tools to organize, interpret, and display data.
[TC2] (3-5) 10: Use digital environments to collaborate and communicate.

Title: Thomas Edison’s Inventions in the 1900s and Today: From “New” to You!
Description: The purpose of this lesson is to familiarize students with life and technology around 1900 in order to better understand how Edison influenced both. Through comparing and contrasting life and technology in the early part of the twentieth century with technology found in their own homes and experiences, students will gain a greater understanding of how far the fields of industry and entertainment have progressed since Edison's day and of how Edison's work was the foundation for technology they enjoy today.
Standard(s):
[TC2] (3-5) 7: Explain the influence of technology on society.
[TC2] (3-5) 8: Collect information from a variety of digital sources.
[TC2] (3-5) 10: Use digital environments to collaborate and communicate.