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  • Hurihia to aroaro ki te rā tukuna to atarangi kia taka ki muri i a koe.

    Turn to face the sun and the shadows fall behind you.


    Kia ora. Well done on completing your timelines, using the conventions we discussed in class.  As you can see, New Zealanders have invented a range of things - sometimes because of necessity - in the early days of settlement of Aotearoa (by both the Tangata Whenua in the 1300s and the Europeans 500 years later) it was either make for yourself or do without.  We have brainstormed invention, this week we are going to think about innovation - and how invention and innovation work together.

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

        • Identify some challenges that have led to inventions
        • Describe opportunities created by inventions
        • Discuss the difference between invention and innovation

    Activities:

    1. Brainstorm innovation and invention
    2. Create a Venn diagram using brainstorm
    3. Write a paragraph about the nature of invention and innovation


    Homework:
    Write here...



    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING the characteristics of innovation and the characteristics of invention
    • We are classifying technological interventions as innovations or inventions and justifying our classifications