Water Birds
Inventors and
inventions
Take Home Task
INVENTORS AND THEIR INVENTIONS
Our next topic learning is Inventors and their inventions.
For your take home task, we would like you to choose
at least the stated amount of activities from the
selection.
The Task is open ended, and there are plenty of
opportunities for you to complete a range of activities
which cover all aspects of the curriculum.
You will need to present your work to the rest of your
class in a 2 minute presentation. This can be in the form
of a PowerPoint, a video or a spoken presentation.
Parents will also be invited to watch your presentations
on Friday 5TH June 2015 from 2:30pm
Are you ready for the challenge?
Choose at least 5 activities to complete off of this list, ready to share what you have found out in a
presentation – remember be creative with how you show what you found out.
The Reverse
List the types of
inventions wouldn’t
find in Australia.
The Bar
Use the bar to
construct a new coat
or jacket.
The Ridiculous
What would it be like
if your whole family
lived in a car?
The Interpretation
Your next door
neighbour has been
building something huge
in his shed and all you
can smell is peppermint.
What’s going on?
The What if?
What if we never had
new inventions?
The Disadvantages
List the disadvantages
of the wheel never
having been invented.
The Variations
List the different
tools to put together
some Ikea furniture.
The Picture
What connection does
a
have with inventions?
The Commonality
What do batteries and
kettles have in
common?
The Brick Wall
Consider alternatives
to:
All inventions must be
made from natural
materials.
The Question
The answer is
Leonardo da Vinci.
List five questions.
The Construction
The Combination
The Alphabet
A-Z of inventions and
List the uses of an
umbrella. Combine that inventors
with a beach ball to
make a new product.
The Predication
Predict what will be
invented in the future.
Make a list
The Brainstorming
If Leonardo da Vinci
were alive today what
would he have invented.
The Forced Relationship
Construct a guinea pig How could an inventor
feed bowl with a water make a water carrier
from a pair of shoes?
attachment.
The Different
Uses
List as many uses for a
pair of chop sticks.
The
Inventions
Design, make and appraise
a new umbrella.
The Alternative
Work out 3 ways a
gardener could remove
leaves from the garden
without a rake.
Exploring Batteries – choose one activity from each
section, what you find out will be shared with a
partner at school
Remembering
List as many uses for household batteries as you can
think of.
Name as many different sized batteries as you can.
Write down all the places where you can buy batteries.
List the prices of different batteries by looking through
store catalogues.
Understanding
Describe the composition of a battery.
Draw and label the parts of a battery.
Describe how a battery works.
Applying
Demonstrate or draw a series of diagrams illustrating
how to properly insert a battery into a torch, a tape
recorder or alarm clock.
Analysing
Determine ways the battery has changed the following
markets: toys, small appliances, and health aids.
Evaluating
What criteria would you set up to evaluate a particular
brand of battery? How would you use these criteria to
select your next battery?
Creating
Invent a new toy that operates on batteries. Draw your
design and indicate how and where the batteries are to
be installed.