What did you learn about inventions? Where you surprised by the top ten list? Do you think they forgot anything off of the top ten invention list? 

Leonardo Da Vinci

Louis Pasteur

Galileo Galliei

Thomas Edison

Wright Brothers

Which Inventor was most important to our history? Which inventor and invention do you think you could not live without? What time of learner do you think inventors are? What would you like to learn more about?

This little video contains clues about our NEW Inquiry topic for Term 4. Can you guess our NEW Inquiry Topic?

Grand Prize winner Animation by The Animation School

What questions came to your mind while watching this video? What did you think the ‘main idea’ was? Who are the main characters and what characteristics would you use to describe these characters? (Can you think about any evidence) Challenge #1: How long ago do you think setting was for this video? Challenge #2: The title ‘wing it’ is also figurative language (an idiom), do you know what ‘wing it’ it means? And lastly, any guesses about our NEW Inquiry topic for Term 4?

When learning about the amazing inventor, scientist and artist, Leonardo Da Vinci, we were impressed and intrigued to learn that he would write backwards so that no one could read and copy his ideas. We decided to give it a try and write like Da Vinci! Now for the CHALLENGE: Can YOU read any of these names below?

What interesting fact/s did you learn about Leonardo Da Vinci? What is he famous for or why is he special?