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Knowledge Focus
Students will
How the past impacts the present
What is an invention?
Who is an inventor?
Inventions come from all over the world


Skills Focus
Creativity
Research skills
Presentation skills
Questioning skills
Reflecting- Cognition
Feedback
Collaboration
Communication
Connection

Related Values/Attitudes/Issues
You Can Do It FoundationsGetting Along, Confidence, Persistence, Organisation, Resilience
Know and demonstrate our school values of Cooperation, Enthusiasm, Respect, Friendliness.

Physi cal , Personal and Soci al
Learni ng

I nter Di sci pl i nary Learni ng

Di sci pl i nary Learni ng

Civics and Citizenship The Arts Communication
Health and Physical Education English
AC
Design, Creativity and Technology
Interpersonal Development The Humanities - Economics Information and Communications
Technology
Personal Learning The Humanities - Geography Thinking Processes
The Humanities - History
AC

Languages
Mathematics
AC

Science
AC



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Launch
A fun, exciting introduction to the unit.
1. First day of school Each teacher brings an invention that has changed their lives. Come as the inventor
to explain why their invention has changed lives. Will present to students in the middle session in the
performing arts theatre.
Tuning In and Preparing to Find Out
What variety of activities will be used to: Engage all students in the topic? Assess prior knowledge? Refine
further planning? Lead into finding out experiences?
2. What is an invention? Gather students prior knowledge.
3. Why do we need inventions?

Finding Out
Experiences to assist students to gather new
information about the topic.
4. Surveying parents (homework task)
5. What are inventions?
6. What is an inventor?
7. When were things invented?
8. The Inventors ABC
9. Three different invention topics to engage
students in finding out about inventions. Go in
grade split groups.
10. What is an expo? (People come and go) How can
we present information to our audience?
11. Focused lessons on how to research and how to
write this in your own words
12. Find research on your inventions and bring in to
school for homework
Sorting Out
Activities to assist student to process and work with
the information and ideas they have gathered about
the topic (including exploring values).
13. Presenting survey information.
14. Sort inventions in a timeline
15. What is the difference between an invention and a
modification?
Going Further
Activities to challenge and extend (individual, shared experiences or group projects).
16. Individual inquiry (or in partners) into what is the greatest invention? Making question cards related to their
invention for audience to ask them
17. Coming up with rubric to assess success.
18. Expo in classrooms where all students have a stall to explain why their invention is the greatest.
Taking Action (So What?)
Activities to link theory to practice. Students act on what they have learned and make links to their daily lives.
19.
Reflection
Activities to allow students to perceive and articulate what they have learnt and the implication for their
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personal actions.
20.
Resources
The Inventors ABC
The Inventions that changes the world
Horrible Histories
Cloudy with a chance of meatballs

Week 1
The Launch, Tuning in- gathering prior knowledge
Week 2
Tuning In- gathering prior knowledge
Home tuning in- surveying parents
Week 3
Begin inquiry immersion groups
Week 4
Inquiry immersion groups
Research skills
Week 5
Inquiry immersion groups
Research skills
Week 6
Student independent inquiry projects
Week 7
Student independent inquiry projects
Week 8
Students independent inquiry projects
Week 9
Expo of inventions (Thursday 2:45-4:30)
Week 10
Assessment and reflection