Celebrate inventors all February long with a video that introduces a problem and demonstrates the steps toward solving that problem using the scientific method, and using the resources—especially education—in getting an idea working.

Concepts

inventors, inventions

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the activity to motivate learners before test taking, to introduce a lesson on facing challenges, or to give pupils brain breaks throughout instruction
• Conduct research after viewing that has individuals look up inventions that were not originally successful, but are successful after multiple attempts

Classroom Considerations

• Best used as an introduction on inventions or inventors, or as motivation for students facing a challenge

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Sends the message that anyone can be an inventor

Cons

• Doesn't offer any instructional ideas