Everyday Innovations: How Technology Changes
Discovering how technology improves our lives For Years 2-3 students Let's explore together!
What Has Changed?
Think about your grandparents' time What things do you use that might be different? How do you talk to family far away? How do you travel places?
What is Innovation?
Making new things that help us Making old things work better Solving problems in clever ways Making life easier or more fun
Then and Now: Communication
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Innovation Detectives
Work in groups of 5 Look at your technology cards Find the old and new versions Think: How did it get better? What problem does it solve?
Amazing Transport Changes
From horses to cars From walking to bicycles From boats to airplanes Getting places faster and safer
Why Do People Innovate?
To solve problems To make things easier To help people To have more fun What do you think?
You Can Be an Innovator Too!
Think about problems around you Imagine better ways to do things Be creative and curious In our next lessons, we'll design our own innovations!