Unit 18 Inventions What will you think of next? JESSIESHOW

Thomas Edison

Bell and his telephone

Benjamin Franklin

Read the text fast and find out the main idea of the text. It mainly tells us how to be more creative./ What thinking strategies one should use if he wants to develop his creativity.

How many thinking strategies does the passage talk about? What are they? Four Think outside the box Take another look at it Make connections Keep trying

1. What is creativity according to the text ? 2. How can we become more creative? Creativity is not about getting high test scores, having a high IQ or being smart. Instead, it is one of the most highly valued skills in society, is a matter of habits. By thinking about the way we think and practicing good thinking strategies. Para.1

1.A plane crashed. Why was nobody in the plane injured? 2.When we cut a corner from a square-shaped desk with four corners, how many corners are left? All the people in the plane died. Five. Think outside the box

1. What is to “ think outside the box ” ? 2. Why should we “ think outside the box ” ? To try new ways to solve a problem. Knowledge and learning are important but what we know and what we have learnt may also limit our thinking. Para.2 3. What ’ s the author ’ s opinion about partial solutions and failures? Partial solutions, and even failures, give us more information and clues that help us move towards a better solution.

Take another look at it

1. If we look at problems in as many ways as possible, we may A. find solutions that would otherwise remain invisible B. have different attempts and false starts C. improve our understanding D. make our ideas visible Para.3

+ video phone + heating wires electric blanket Make connections

1. Why should thinkers combine new and old ideas in many ways? 2. How do creative thinkers usually think of new applications and solutions? It is easy to limit the possibilities of a new idea by connecting it to only one area of our previous knowledge. By comparing and connecting ideas and objects in new ways Para.4

Why did some great inventors force themselves to develop new ideas even when they were tired or did not feel inspired? They all knew that for each new invention that works, there are at least ten (inventions) that do not (work). Para.5-6

Tell the following statements are true or false and correct the false ones. 1.Most inventors have a high IQ. 2.The things we know can sometimes make it more difficult for us to understand new ideas. 3.It is impossible to learn how to be creative. 4.The best way to find a good solution is to look for one good answer. 5.Inventors try to avoid failure. 6.The more ways we have of looking at a problem, the more likely it is that we can find a solution. 7.Most good ideas are result of long process of trial and error. T T T F F F F Not all /Only some possible as many answers as possible Inventers all know that for each new invention that works, there are at least ten that do not.

The examples have been mixed up.Can you place them in the right paragraph? 1.According to Leonardo da Vinci, problems which has seemed impossible could be solved if he changed the way he described the problem. 2.Thomas Edison made a rule saying that he had to make an invention every ten years. 3.Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of music. 4.Einstein, who changed the world of physics forever with his Theory of Relativity, preferred images to numbers. 5. Samuel Morse, the man who invented the telegraph, got his idea by watching a rider exchange a tired horse for a new one. (para2) (para5) (para3) (para4)

Homework Discussion 1.If you are interested in becoming an inventor, what new inventions will you make? What thinking strategies will you use ? 2.If you are not interested in becoming an inventor, you may probably want to find new ways to improve your life.Then what’s your next thought that will change you life?

Discussion 1.If you are interested in becoming an inventor, what new inventions will you make? What thinking strategies will you use ? 2.If you are not interested in becoming an inventor, you may probably want to find new ways to improve your life.Then what’s your next thought that will change you life?