Lesson	Time Allocation	Resources Needed	Introduction	Development	Conclusion	Assessment
Lesson 1: Introduction to Garrett Morgan	45 minutes	Pictures of Garrett Morgan, world map, timeline template, markers	Introduce Garrett Morgan with a picture. Ask if anyone has heard of him and what they know about him.	Discuss Garrett Morgan's early life, birthplace, and the era he lived in. Show his picture on a world map. Start filling in the timeline template with his birthdate and place.	Summarize Garrett Morgan's early life. Ask students to write down one interesting fact they learned about him.	Check students' written facts to ensure they have grasped basic details about Garrett Morgan's origins.
Lesson 2: Garrett Morgan's Inventions	45 minutes	Pictures of Morgan's inventions, internet access, drawing materials	Recap the previous lesson. Show pictures of Morgan's inventions and ask students to guess what they are.	Explain Morgan's major inventions: the gas mask and traffic signal. Discuss how these inventions worked and their importance at that time.	Have students draw one of Morgan's inventions and write a short description of how it works.	Review students' drawings and descriptions to ensure they understand how Morgan's inventions functioned and their significance.
Lesson 3: Impact on Society and Culture	45 minutes	Videos showing the use of gas masks and traffic signals, discussion prompts	Recap the previous lesson. Show videos of gas masks and traffic signals in use.	Discuss how Morgan's inventions impacted society at the time and how they continue to affect the world today. Encourage students to think about life without these inventions.	Group discussion on how these inventions have made life safer and more efficient.	Assess students' participation in the discussion and their understanding of the impact of Morgan's inventions.
Lesson 4: Connecting to Our Lives	45 minutes	Worksheets, pictures of modern traffic signals and safety equipment	Recap the previous lesson. Show pictures of modern traffic signals and safety equipment.	Discuss how Morgan's inventions are used today and relate them to the students' daily lives (e.g., crossing the street, firefighters' equipment).	Have students complete worksheets where they identify and describe how they use Garrett Morgan's inventions in their daily lives.	Review worksheets to ensure students can connect Morgan's inventions to their own experiences.
Lesson 5: Timeline Creation	45 minutes	Timeline templates, markers, pictures of key life events	Recap Garrett Morgan's life and major contributions. Show a completed timeline as an example.	Guide students in creating their own timelines of Garrett Morgan's life, using the provided templates and pictures.	Display the completed timelines around the classroom. Allow students to present their timelines to the class.	Assess the accuracy and completeness of the students' timelines.
Lesson 6: Reflect and Share	45 minutes	Presentation materials, reflection sheets	Recap all previous lessons. Explain the importance of reflecting on what they have learned.	Have students prepare a short presentation or write a reflection on what they found most interesting about Garrett Morgan and his contributions.	Students present their work or share their reflections with the class.	Evaluate students' presentations and reflections to gauge their overall understanding and engagement with the topic.