By the end of the lesson you will be able to… Explain the significance of several inventions at the start of the Industrial Revolution by conducting our own Pitching the Past PLTS: TW NC – Sig. BIG QUESTION Learning Outcome

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The year is Your task is to come into Pitching the Past and try to gain a share of the money you need to expand your business…. You need to use your prior knowledge of the inventions in order to persuade the entrepreneurs your machine is the best

W.I.L.F. In your groups you need to:- Provide a 1-2 minute sales pitch – and perform it to the Entrepreneurs Demonstrate how your invention works (either by picture/model/ words) Explain why your product will be bought – why it’s better than any other on the market at this time Produce a hand out for the Entrepreneurs to read Calculate how much share of your business you will sell All members of the group must participate in the sales pitch You will then receive the decision from the Entrepreneurs PLTS - TW

W.I.L.F. In your groups you need:- 3 people in a group One person responsible for being the main speaker at the pitch One person responsible for costing / contextual knowledge One person responsible for demonstrating how the product works / producing a hand-out to give to the Entrepreneurs PLTS - TW

Team Worker [TW] I work well with others I listen to others’ point of view I know how to behave in formal and informal situations I respect other people’s differences I take responsibility for my role in the group I help others by giving useful advice

One group of three to be PLTS observers

Flying Shuttle Spinning Mule Water Frame Spinning Jenny Power Loom Will your machine be successful ? P.L.T.S. TW Spinning Mule: Copyright Bolton Council from the Bolton Museum and Archive Service Collection Water Frame: Reproduced by permission of Lancashire County Library and Information Service

MODEL EXAMPLE ANSWER

Group # 1Flying Shuttle

Group # 2 Spinning Mule Copyright Bolton Council from the Bolton Museum and Archive Service Collection

Group # 3 Water Frame Reproduced by permission of Lancashire County Library and Information Service

Group # 4 Spinning Jenny

Group #5 Power Loom

Name of machine? Principle inventor Investors % Company initially to be given up Principle area of sales Why is this machine important? Why is it better than competitors? Anything else?

You have now got 15 minutes in your group to prepare for your pitch.

Into Pitching the Past

Rules of feedback Not personal, not point scoring Feedback sandwich Making us better at presenting : life skill – influencing people, working with others…. Why are we doing this?

Pitching the Past Desk

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By the end of the lesson you will be able to… Explain the significance of several inventions at the start of the Industrial Revolution by conducting our own Pitching the Past PLTS: TW NC – Sig. BIG QUESTION Learning Outcome What have we learnt in terms of Significance of the inventions and what they meant to the Industrial Revolution? - Answering our Big Question - Myself and my performance as a TW