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From raw materials to our technological world

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The impact of past and present inventions

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Inventions of the past and how they changed

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Innovators around the world

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Identify the need of inventing something new for now and for the future

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How materials evolved?

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What makes them evolved?

Traditional VS VESS approach of the Theme
From raw Materials to Us from a From raw Materials to Us from VESS perspective
traditional perspective
Innovation and invention are woven into the
Talking about innovation and
learning routine: Can you think of a better way
inventions
to do this? Can you apply what we’ve just
learned about ancient Chinese and how they
used the compass? (*see “Provocations to start”
section of this Module) Can you identify a need
of inventing something new?
Students as explorers – Use of thinking tools
Students as great listeners
Form: Observe, identify, describe and
categorize materials
Function: What is this tool for? Purpose,
role, behavior, pattern. How does it
work?
Change: How can you make this into
something different? What could
happen if…? How is it changing? What
is the sequence?
Connection: How is this related to other
things? Where might I see or use it
again? What is something new or
different here?
Reflection: How do you know? Why is