Invention vs Discovery

Students began their IPC unit on Inventions that Changed the World today.  Their first task was to illicit the difference between an invention and a discovery, and then using pictures in a powerpoint decide if certain items (ie penicillin, Americas, bubble gum) are inventions or discoveries.  Next we investigated some of the big ideas we'll be studying in this unit, and as per the other units we've worked on, the students are coming home with a sheet that they'd like to share and discuss with you.  Then, in partners, students began to find out information about different inventions and determine whether these are good or bad inventions and why.