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During this lesson students will gain a better understanding of a variety of technological advances that are occurring during 17th Century Europe. To facilitate this lesson the class will begin with a 15 minute video on a variety of inventions. I will scaffold this exercise by having a note worksheet that students will complete so that during class discussion they will have talking points to add to the discussion. As the video concludes I will begin a time-line style of note taking so that students can visualize the development of inventions throughout the century. This exercise should take between 20 and 30 minutes and when finished students will have a tangible set of notes to be used throughout the entire unit. For the last 15 to 20 minutes of class, as a whole we will vote on the top five inventions of the 17th Century. For the student's final assessment, each student will create a 3 page response to why they chose the invention they did when voting and to also reflect briefly on the top invention of the 21st Century.