Enterprise Lesson Plans / KS4 - Innovation Throughout History - 6 enterprise lessons / Innovation Throughout History Lesson Plan 3 - Making a Difference

Connect the Learning

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

The Big Picture

This lesson explores why it is important to make sure a design is good.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this session, students will be able to understand the importance of a unique idea or concept.

Introduction

Whole class activity: View the video clip (it is about the Honda Asimo robot). What is it about Asimo that is so unique? What makes the robot so innovative? What possible uses could humanoid robots be put to?

Explain that Asimo is an example of amazing technology that is being constantly developed. In order to compete, you need to be thinking one step ahead.

Activity

Partners read the ‘Case study fast food’. Students are asked to consider how they could make the development of a new hamburger restaurant different to the McDonalds that is open further down the same road.

They have to consider what special features they might include in their restaurant that could make it different. They use ‘Ideas and implications’ to record their ideas and the implications.