Entrepreneurs & Inventors - S1

Match

Can you match these people to their business?

Bill Gates

Jeff Bezos

Richard Branson

Steve Jobs

Elon Musk

• Bill Gates

• Jeff Bezos

• Richard Branson

• Steve Jobs

• Elon Musk

Poll

Are the people from the previous slide inventors or entrepreneurs?

• Inventors

• Entrepreneurs

Explain the difference between an inventor and an entrepreneur
Name a famous inventor and their invention
Name a famous entrepreneur and their business idea

​Success Criteria

Understand the difference between an inventor and an entrepreneur

Research inventors and entrepreneurs

Learning Intention

Entrepreneurs & Inventors

​Definitions

An inventor is a person who invents, someone who develops some new process, appliance, machine, or article.

An invention is creating something that has never been made before.

An entrepreneur is a person who develops a business idea and takes risks.

Research Task

Research the following:
One Scottish entrepreneur and their business idea
One other famous entrepreneur and their business idea

You will use Google slides to type up your answers

Research the following:
Who invented the light bulb
Who invented the television
Who invented the telephone

​Extension Task: Find the names of two other inventors and what they invented

Open Ended

Explain the difference between an inventor and an entrepreneur