Electricity, Frankenstein, and the Spark of Life

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Electricity, Frankenstein, and the Spark of Life

Description:

This lesson plan explores how Mary Shelley's horror science fiction, published in 1818, reflect the increasing knowledge and hopes about electricity in her time.

Education Levels:

7, 8

Subject:

History, Writing (composition), Reading, Process Skills, Literature

Resource Type:

Lesson plan

Medium:

Text/HTML

Fee Status:

Free

Beneficiary:

Students

Online provider:

National Institutes of Health

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Keywords:

Mary Shelley, Science fiction, Electricity, Monsters, Galvanism, Luigi Galvani , Science experiments, Gothic fiction, Alessandro Volta

Mediator:

Middle school teachers

Publisher:

U.S. National Library of Medicine

Is Part Of:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/

Language:

English

General

Essential Resources:

Computer(s) with Internet access; Copies of "Frankenstein; or, Modern Prometheus" by Mary Shelley; Display set-up for the class (e.g., overhead projector and screen, smart- or promethium-board, etc.); Copy of the 1931 film, "Frankenstein," staring Colin Clive and Boris Karloff, or YouTube clip (see resource for URL)

Learning Time:

Two 45-minute periods

Referenced Resources/Versions

Required Learning:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/frankenstein/index.html

Required Learning:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/frankenstein/education/pdfs/Excerpts_with_electricity_ref...

Required Learning:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/frankenstein/education/pdfs/How_did_the_frog_jump_a_play....

Required Learning:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/frankenstein/education/pdfs/Play_follow-up_questions.pdf

Required Learning:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/frankenstein/education/pdfs/Teachers_play_follow-up_quest...

Subjects/Topics

P21 Subject:

English, History

Instructional Methods

Assessment Method:

Informal assessment

Learning Outcomes:

Conforms To

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)