| The Big Ideas Network is a part of the InnovatED program. |
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| InnovatED is a teachers' resource designed to help develop students' creativity and innovation. |
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| Aimed at teachers of 9-13 year old students, InnovatED is built around the
InnovatED Teachers Website
offering a database of over 100 lesson plans that are cross-disciplinary, curriculum compliant, fun and interactive. |
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| The InnovatED teachers' site also offers |
a step by step process for teachers to create and submit their own lesson plans |
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access to the InnovatED newsletter |
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information about intellectual property |
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useful links, and resources |
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| The Big Ideas Network is one component of the InnovatED student support material and is aimed at ages 11-13 years. |
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| The Ippy's Big Idea website is for students aged 9 -11 and the
Big Ideas CD ROM
is for all students aged 9 - 13. |
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| Both the Big Ideas Network and Ippy's Big Idea websites offer activities and resources that support the InnovatED lesson plans. |
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| The material is aimed at providing students with an understanding of how to protect their ideas through methods such as trade marks, registered designs and copyright. |
