Recently our class was doing some inquiry learning.  Each 2nd grade classroom was introduced to Australian inventions that we might be familiar with== refrigeration, note pads/post-its, bug spray and google maps.

The teachers created a video to get us interested.   They gave us two questions during the lesson to think about.

Compelling Questions: 

1. Using what you know about Australia, why do you think the Australians invented these products?

2.  How did each invention make other cultures better?

 

We researched the inventions and then discussed them and what we learned.  We had to decide why the Aussies invented these items and how the invention made other cultures better.   Then we had to do a video, create our own inventions and critiqued our presentations.   We decided some of us needed to speak louder, some needed to not fidget, some needed to know the information better that we talked about.   The invention we discussed the most was google maps which then lead into GPS inventions and how this helps us travel and learn about the world.

 

 

Inventions Can Help from Brenda on Vimeo.