Course curriculum

  • 1

    Reconstructor Training Resources - Please complete BEFORE your course starts.

    • Training Tutorials
  • 2

    Orientation Lesson: Use this during the first 20 minutes of your first class BEFORE starting session one material.

    • Orientation Lesson Video: Watch First!

    • Orientation Lesson Plan

    • Orientation Lesson PPT
  • 3

    Session 1: Who are Inventors?

    • Who Are Inventors? Plan and Instructions

    • Black Inventors Video

    • Reconstruction Black Inventors

    • Who Are the Inventors Worksheet
  • 4

    Session 2: Importance of Inventors and Their Experiences

    • Importance of Inventors and Their Experiences Plan and Instructions

    • How to Be An Inventor Video

    • Notable Black Inventors

    • How to be an Inventor Worksheet
  • 5

    Session 3: Notable Black Inventors

    • Notable Black Inventors Plan and Instructions

    • Notable Black Inventors PPT
  • 6

    Session 4: The Need For Inventions

    • The Need For Inventions Plan and Instructions

    • Have You Thanked An Inventor Today? Video

    • Socratic Circle Video

    • The Need for Inventors Worksheet
  • 7

    Session 5: Contributions of Black Inventors

    • Contributions of Black Inventors Plan and Instructions

    • Black Inventors of the 20th and 21st Century Video

    • Contributions of Black Inventors Worksheet
  • 8

    Session 6: What is a Patent?

    • What is a Patent? Plan and Instructions

    • intellectual property

    • What is a Patent PPT

    • What is a Patent PP
  • 9

    Session 7: Parts of a Patent

    • Parts of a Patent Plan and Instructions

    • US Patent and Trademark Office

    • Parts of a Patent Worksheet
  • 10

    Session 8: Creating Our Own Patent Part 1

    • Creating Our Own Patent Part 1 Plan and Instructions

    • National Geographic Article

    • Patents Video

    • Creating Our Own Patent PPT
  • 11

    Session 9: Creating Our Own Patent Part 2

    • Creating Our Own Patent Part 2 Plan and Instructions

    • The ABCs of Black Inventors Video

    • Creating Your Own Patent 2 Worksheet

    • Create Your Own Patent 2 PPT
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    Session 10: Creating Our Own Patent Part 3

    • Creating Our Own Patent Part 3 Plan and Instructions

    • Make Your Own Patent Video

    • Creating Your Own Patent 3 Worksheet