Lesson One: What's an Invention?
In the book, The Inventor's Secret,
we learn about Thomas Edison who invented many things over his
lifetime. We also learn about Henry Ford, who was an innovator. His goal
was to make the car more affordable for the average household. The
difference between what an innovation is and an invention seems minor
but it is important. This lesson helps students develop a common
understanding of the word invention and innovation. It also helps them
see how integral they are to their daily lives.
▪ Understand the characteristics and the purpose of an invention or innovation.
After this activity, students should be able to:
▪ Identify inventions and innovations in their lives.▪ Understand the characteristics and the purpose of an invention or innovation.
Preparation
This lesson takes very little preparation. All you need is the Inventions and Innovations PowerPoint and copies of the Invention Search homework. I also copied the Inventions/Innovations in Our Classroom chart onto my Smartboard.
The
lesson went so well! Students were engaged and very interested in the
topic. The Inventions and Innovations PowerPoint stimulated a lot of
discussion in my class and after presenting it, my students were able to
create quite an extensive list of inventions and innovations in our
classroom.
The Lesson
The
lesson went so well! Students were engaged and very interested in the
topic. The Inventions and Innovations PowerPoint stimulated a lot of
discussion in my class and after presenting it, my students were able to
create quite an extensive list of inventions and innovations in our
classroom.
They were excited to complete the Invention Search homework.
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