Day 2 Technical Writing Lesson 7 th Grade

Day 2: Technical Writing Lesson 7 th Grade Mrs. Goodwin Today you will use the laptop to watch a two minute video about a career as a Technical Writer, and then you will follow the links listed to complete invention and patent activities. Go to: http: //harriscounty. ga. schoolwebpages. com/education/com ponents/links. php? sectiondetailid=8879&

At the end of this lesson, you will go to: http: //www. truity. com/career-profile/technical-writer and then scroll down to click the play button for the Technical Writer Career video. In your notes, write two facts about the expectations of this career.

Activities- 7 th grade Go to: U. S. Patent and Trademark Office’s website at: http: //patft. uspto. gov/netahtml/PTO/srchnum. htm to conduct a patent number search. You will name the invention that matches the following patent numbers: Instructions: At the above-named site, put in the patent number listed below, and then click the image button to see who patented the idea. In your notes, write who patented this invention, what was it, and when was it patented: Patent number: When? 1 105, 207 1, 230, 950 • • Who? What? Explore the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office’s website. See if you can discover who has the trademark rights to Elvis Presley’s music at: http: //tmsearch. uspto. gov/bin/gate. exe? f=tess&state=4808: 77 n 1 na. 1. 1 Explore other artists at: http: //www. uspto. gov/faq/musicart. jsp • Go to : http: //www. uspto. gov/kids/activities. html to play the Spot the invention game. Select other activities and games to play to learn more about patents and trademarks. • You may also want to try: http: //www. uspto. gov/kids. html