Unit3InventorsUnit3InventorsandinventionsandinventionsWarmingup:Ingroups,discusstheinventionsyouknowandthenmakealist.Warmingup-I(4m)Doyouknowwhattheseinventionsareandwhendidtheyhappen?Telephone1876television1923colourtelevision1940photocopier1937airconditioner1902electronicdigitalcomputer1942Atomicbomb1945Creditcards1950Penicillin1928Amongtheinventionsabove,whichinventiondoyouthinkisthemostimportantone?Why?Warmingup–II(2m)Whatisaninvention?Whatisaninvention?AnInventionissomethingthatisAnInventionissomethingthatiscreatedcreatedbyahumanbeing.byahumanbeing.Inventingisascientificactivity.Inventingisascientificactivity.Warmingup-III(2m)Warmingup-III(2m)Whatisadiscovery?Whatisadiscovery?AdiscoverymerelyAdiscoverymerelymakesknownmakesknownsomethingthatsomethingthatalreadyexistedalreadyexistedininnature.nature.LookatthepicturesbelowanddiscussinpairsLookatthepicturesbelowanddiscussinpairswhichpicturesshowinventionsandwhichshowwhichpicturesshowinventionsandwhichshowdiscoveries.discoveries.Pre-reading–I(4m)Pre-reading–I(4m)Anamphibiouscar(2003)Anamphibiouscar(2003)ThisisthefirstcarthatcantravelsafelyThisisthefirstcarthatcantravelsafelyonwaterandonland.Whenmovingononwaterandonland.Whenmovingonwater,thewheelsofthecarturnwater,thewheelsofthecarturnsidewaysandmoveintothebody.Thesidewaysandmoveintothebody.Theunderneathofthecarisstrongenoughtounderneathofthecarisstrongenoughtosailasaboat.Itisaprototypeandisnotsailasaboat.Itisaprototypeandisnotyetbeingproducedforsale.Thisisanyetbeingproducedforsale.Thisisaninterestingmoderninvention.interestingmoderninvention.Stephenson’s“Rocket”(1781-1848)Stephenson’s“Rocket”(1781-1848)GeorgeStephensonwasoneofthefirstGeorgeStephensonwasoneofthefirstmentodesignenginesfortherailwaysmentodesignenginesfortherailwayswhichwerenewatthattime.Oneofthewhichwerenewatthattime.OneofthefirsttrackstobelaidwasbetweenfirsttrackstobelaidwasbetweenStocktonandDarlington.StephensonStocktonandDarlington.Stephensonwasoneofthefirstrailwayengineerswasoneofthefirstrailwayengineersandin1825hedrovethefirsttrainandin1825hedrovethefirsttrainalongtheline.alongtheline.ThestructureofDNAThestructureofDNAThiswasadiscoveryofFrancisCrickThiswasadiscoveryofFrancisCrickandJamesWatsonandpublishedinandJamesWatsonandpublishedin1953.Thesetwoscientistswerethefirst1953.ThesetwoscientistswerethefirsttoshowthatourgenesconsistoftwotoshowthatourgenesconsistoftwospiralsofDNA(calledthedouble-helix).spiralsofDNA(calledthedouble-helix).ThisworkleddirectlytothehumanThisworkleddirectlytothehumangenomeprojectin2003,whichgenomeprojectin2003,whichdiscoveredtheStructureofDNA.discoveredtheStructureofDNA.DoyouknowthestageseveryinventormustgoDoyouknowthestageseveryinventormustgothroughbeforetheycanhavetheirinventionthroughbeforetheycanhavetheirinventionapproved?Inventingisascientificactivityandsoapproved?Inventingisascientificactivityandsofollowssimilarstagestothoseusedinscientificfollowssimilarstagestothoseusedinscientificresearch.Lookatthelistandworkoutasuitableresearch.Lookatthelistandworkoutasuitableorder.order.ApplyingforapatentApplyingforapatentFindingaproblemFindingaproblemDoingresearchDoingresearchTestingthesolutionTestingthesolutionThinkingofacreativesolutionThinkingofacreativesolutionDecidingontheDecidingontheinventioninventionPre-reading–II(3m)Pre-reading–II(3m)Thesuitableorder:Thesuitableord...
