EXTRA! EXTRAAmazing Inventions

Test Your Invention IQ

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Invention: A definition

• An object, process or technique which shows an element of novelty

• Legal protection may be given by the government through a patent

How does invention happen?

• Purpose of invention– Faster, easier, more efficient, cheaper

• “Necessity if the mother of invention”

• By accident!

Inventions that don’t quite work out…

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbemO3keBG8

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Step 1:What do you want to know?Ask a question…

Task Definition

Step 2:Where will you find the answers?Encyclopedia Non-Fiction BooksInternetDatabases

Information Seeking Strategies

Step 3:

Get the resources!

Location and Access

Step 4:READ!!!!

THINK!!!

Take notes!

Use of Information

Step 5:Put it all together and

make something NEW!

Synthesis

Step 6:

Check your work!

Evaluation