Making a Difference: Pitch your Inventions!

• Humanities
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Making a Difference

Statement of Inquiry: 

Revolutionary changes in technology can lead to positive and negative impacts on a global and sustainable society.  

Key Concept: Change

Related Concept: Innovation & Revolution

Global Context: Globalization & Sustainability 

Making a Difference

This week, you prepare and give a pitch-presentation about an invention to the rest of the class, who take on the role of potential invenstors. 

Your group needs to sell the benefits of the invention: how does it improve the industry or people's lives. 

Before you give your one minute pitch you need to formulate and justify a research question, make an action plan and do some research. 

Class 1:

Groups Y3C:

Edin, Ivano, Madelief, Stijn

Skip, Flor, Bart en Bas

Zoete, Gus, Mees en Mijntje

Metze, Berend, Faybi lotus

Lex, Annabel, Ivi frederique

Victoria, Maiko, Inez en Lodewijk

Class 1:

Groups Y3E:

Justin, Tess, Beatrix, Daan 

Kelsey, Karel, Loekie, Joris 

Pelle, Noud, Pascalle

Oriana, Fenna, Mees, Olivier

Rutger, Anna, Isis en Noah 

Bram, Merijn, Beau en Fleur 

Making a Difference

Class 1:  show groups, choose invention, formulate and justify a RQ

Class 2: Make an Action Plan: who does what and when? Start with the research and create a bibliography 

Class 3: Finish the research and create the presentation. 

Class 4: Pitch time! 

Class 1:

Possible inventions you can choose from:

the wheel, the compass, mechanical clock, printing press, gunpowder, steam engine, vaccination, steam locomotive, electric battery, computer, refrigerator, telegraph, electric bulb/light, radio, television, the airplane, the automobile, the telephone, internet

Class 1:

Groups Y3C:

Edin, Ivano, Madelief, Stijn

Skip, Flor, Bart en Bas

Zoete, Gus, Mees en Mijntje

Metze, Berend, Faybi lotus

Lex, Annabel, Ivi frederique

Victoria, Maiko, Inez en Lodewijk

Class 2:

Plan your investigation/Create an Action Plan 

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Gather, record and document the sources of relevant information

Tips:

- In a good AP you show who, is doing what and when. 

- Be as specific as possible in your AP. 

- Create a bibliography of the sources you use! 

Class 3:

Gather, record and document the sources of relevant information +

Create/Prepare your pitch presentation

Tips:

- Create a bibliography of the sources you use! 

- Use images and advertise your invention. 

- Make sure you are as convincing as possible: why is your invention so good for society? 

- your pitch should be 3 minutes long (+/- 10 seconds)

Class 4:

Pitch Time! 

Edin, Ivano, Madelief, Bas

Skip, Flor, Bart en Stijn

Zoete, Gus, Mees en Mijntje

Metze, Berend, Faybi en Frederique

Lex, Annabel, Ivi en Lotus

Victoria, Maiko, Inez en Lodewijk

Class 4:

Pitch Time!

Justin, Tess, Beatrix, Daan 

Kelsey, Karel, Loekie, Joris 

Pelle, Noud, Pascalle

Oriana, Fenna, Mees, Olivier

Rutger, Anna, Isis en Noah 

Bram, Merijn, Beau en Fleur