EQUIPMENT

Chalkboard or whiteboard or flipchart

Paper and pencil for each student.

DESCRIPTION

The teacher introduces the exercise.

Inventions are often given names made up from bits of other words.

EXAMPLE:  Tele-phone is made up of tele (Greek for far) and phone (Greek for sound)

EXAMPLE = Surf-board is made up of surf (to do with waves) and board (a piece of wood)

The teacher writes on the board 3 (made-up) names of "new inventions".

Working in groups of 3 or 4, students have to choose one of the names and, by breaking the name into bits,  decide what the invention does. 

Students could also discuss how the invention might work and what it might look like.

After a suitable length of time (4 - 5 minutes) the teacher invites suggestions for inventions.

All suggestions should be welcomed positively.

A reward could be given for the most sensible suggestion - or for the craziest.

SEE BELOW FOR A LIST OF “INVENTIONS”

BEFORE

Students who have played the BrainBites activity "Invent-a-name" may find this exercise a little easier.

AFTER

Students could be encouraged to draw a design for the inventions they have suggested - or even make a model.

SEE ALSO "Inventions" and "Invent-a-name"

LOGICAL

MUSICAL

INTRA-PERS.

PHYSICAL

LINGUISTIC

INTER-PERS.

NATURALIST

VISUAL

Clippa-cloppa

Camelboard

Visi-cutter

Videosphere

Tinker-bell

Wigglebunny

Cattapillow

Aquadigger

Colourshaper

Kangastep

Lockaball

Petcorder

Finger-tuner

Cyclowriter

Mini-com

Teleposter

Fizzicap

Petrofinger

Hydrovisor

Hovermouse

Doggicamper

Shopper-chopper

Oxyputer

Video-popper

Cyclovideo

Denticamera

Slipslopper

Arrowpen

Teletrainer

Trioblaster

Hairglider

Digimixer