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Connect the Learning

Recap on the previous lesson which looks at what makes a good design.

The Big Picture

This lesson explores what makes a good idea or not.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this session, students will be able to identify pros and cons when assessing innovative ideas.

Introduction

Whole class activity: Display Lesson5.ppt. – first slide. This shows the following statement:

A person decides that getting a goat to eat the grass on their lawn is an innovative solution that will save time each week cutting the lawn.

Ask the students’ opinions as to whether it is a good idea or not.

Display the second slide and ask for pros and cons. The learning here is that the ‘cons’ outweigh the ‘pros’, so it is essential to do a realistic assessment of an idea.

Activity

Individual activity

Students think about a labour-saving device or system that would help them to keep their room tidy and then record their ideas on ‘Ideas.’