Section outline


  • Te kaha me te wairua

    Energy flows where attention goes


    Kia ora. I was thinking about the age of inventions - and wondering how history would record our current inventions and innovations.  As humankind is working in our new normal, life with COVID-19, many people are inventing, innovating and adapting to try and keep us safe.  What has been your "favourite" innovation or invention to do with the pandemic?

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

            • describe the difference between an invention and an innovation
            • categorise a piece of technology onto invention or innovation
            • discuss the reasons for my categorisaion

    Activities:

      1. Identification of time periods of innovation/invention (what conditions (globally or locally) lead to an invention/innovation mindset
      2. Timeline creation
      3. Share timeline in small groups
      4. Research inventions and innovations related to COVID-19

    Homework:

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    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

    • We are PLANNING a technological intervention so that we can solve an identified problem. We are applying the characteristics of innovation and invention in our design and construction.