Invention or Innovation?

Canadian Inventor or Innovator

Assignment

Invention vs. Innovation

• Inventions are new devices, methods, or processes developed from study and experimentation.

• An innovation is a product or service that uses new technology, items, or processes to change existing products.

Do a google search to find famous canadian inventions

• Investigate Canadian inventions and innovations

• There are many famous-and not-so-famous-Canadian inventors and innovators. Sometimes, an invention is well known but the inventor is not. Other inventors have become more famous than many of their inventions. In this activity, you will have the opportunity to visit Web sites that feature Canadian inventors and innovators, both past and present.

Canadian Inventor or Innovator1. Picture of invention/innovation

2. What they are famous for

3. How their idea originated

4. How idea was developed

5. How product got to market

6. Problems along the way

7. Result – where it is today