Brief Description
Students use library or online sources to create time lines of the life of Johannes Gutenberg and tell the impact his invention, the printing press, had on the development of newspapers.
Objectives
Students learn about Johannes Gutenberg and the printing press. Students sequence historical events about the life of Johannes Gutenberg and the printing press in chronological order.
Keywords
newspaper, time line, Johannes Gutenberg, printing press, library, Internet
Materials Needed
- computers with Internet access, printouts from the online sources listed in the Lesson Plan, or library sources about the history of newspapers
- paper
- pens or pencils
- PowerPoint software (optional)
Lesson Plan
Ask students to define the term time line and to give examples of information that appears in time lines. Introduce Johannes Gutenberg, and tell students that they will each create a time line about the life of Johannes Gutenberg and about how his invention, the printing press, influenced the development of newspapers. The following are good Web sites:
Assessment
Evaluate students' time lines.
Lesson Plan Source
Education World
Submitted by
Lois Lewis
National Standards
Language Arts:
NL-ENG.K-12.3
NL-ENG.K-12.6
NL-ENG.K-12.8
Social Sciences:
NSS-WH.5-12.4
NSS-WH.5-12.5
Technology:
NT.K-12.3
NT.K-12.4
NT.K-12.5
