Entrepreneurial Project: Made in Canada

BBI 201 Entrepreneurship Mr. Raposo
Entrepreneurial Project:
Made in Canada
Working individually, you are to select a Canadian invention or
innovation, conduct research and prepare a report. (Consult with
your teacher your choice before beginning your report.) Your report
is to be typed in a formal report format include the following
information:
1) Title Page with your name, date and teacher name.
2) Cited work MLA style with the rubric attached.
3) A brief description of the invention/innovation, including the
name of the inventor, date and location from rough notes page
provided (1-2 paragraphs).
4) Include a brief biography of this entrepreneur ( 2 paragraphs).
5) Why is/was this invention important? (1-2 paragraphs)
6) What impact has this invention/innovation had on society? (1-2
paragraphs)
7) Do you believe that this invention/innovation should be
included on the list of Greatest Canadian Inventions? Why/Why
not (1-2 paragraphs)?
Submission date: Through Turnitin (Moodle) TBA
Refer to rubric for requirements of the report.

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The following is a list from CBC’s 50 Greatest Canadian Inventions.
1. Alkaline Long-lasting Battery, 1959 [Lewis Urry]
2. Ardox Spiral Nail, 1954 [Allan Dove]
3. Automatic Lubricating Cup, 1872 [Elijah McCoy]
4. Basketball, 1892 [James Naismith]
5. Birch bark Canoe [First Peoples]
6. Blackberry, 1999 [Mike Lazaridis]
7. Bloody Caesar, 1969 [Walter Chell]
8. CANADARM, 1975 [Spar Aerospace/NRC]
9. Caulking Gun, 1894 [Theodore Witte]
10. Cobalt-60 “Bomb” Cancer Treatment, 1951 [Harold Johns]
11. CPR-Mannequin: “ACTAR 911”, 1989 [Dianne Croteau, Richard
Brault]
12. Crash-Position Indicator-CPI, 1957 [Harry Stevinson]
13. Electric Oven, 1882 [Thomas Ahearn]
14. Electric Wheelchair, 1952 [George Klein]
15. Electron Microscope, 1939 [James Hillier, Arthur Prebus]
16. Electronic Music Synthesizer, 1945 [Hugh Le Caine]
17. Explosives Vapour Detector, 1985 [Lorne Elias]
18. Five Pin Bowling, 1908 [Thomas E. Ryan]
19. Fog Horn, 1853 [Robert Foulis]
20. Goalie Mask, 1959 [Jacques Plante]
21. Green Garbage Bag, 1950 [Harry Wasylyk, Larry Hansen]
22. G- Suit, 1941 [Wilbur Rounding Franks]
23. Instant Mashed Potatoes, 1962 [Edward Asselbergs]
24. Instant Replay, 1955 [CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada]
25. Insulin, Treatment for Diabetes 1921 [Frederik Banting,
Charles Best]
26. JAVA Programming Language, 1994 [James Arthur Gosling]
27. Key Frame Animation, 1970s [Nestor Burtnyk, Marcelli

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28. Lacrosse [First Peoples]
29. Light bulb, 1874 [Henry Woodward, Mathew Evans]
30. Marine Screw Propeller, 1833 [John Patch]
31. Marquis Wheat, 1908 [Sir Charles Saunders]
32. Pablum, 1930 [Alan Brown, Theodore Drake, Frederick
Tisdall]
33. Pacemaker, 1950 [John Hopps, Wilfred Bigelow, John
Callahan]
34. Paint roller, 1940 [Norman Breakey]
35. Plexiglas, 1931 [William Chalmers]
36. Poutine, 1957 [Fernand Lachance]
37. Radio Voice Transmission, 1900 [Reginald Fessenden]
38. Retractable Beer Carton Handle, 1957 [Steve Pasjack]
39. Robertson Screw, 1908 [Peter Robertson]
40. Self-propelled Combine Harvester, 1937 [Thomas Carroll]
41. Separable Baggage Check, 1882 [John Mitchell Lyons]
42. Ski-Doo, 1922 [Armand Bombardier]
43. Snowblower, 1925 [Arthur Sicard]
44. Standard time, 1878 [Sandford Fleming]
45. Telephone, 1876 [Alexander Graham Bell]
46. UV Degradable Plastics, 1971 [James Guillet]
47. Walkie-Talkie, 1942 [Donald L. Hings]
48. WEEVAC 6, 1980s [Wendy Murphy]
49. Wonderbra, 1964 [Louise Poirier]
50. Zipper, 1913 [Gideon Sundback]

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ENTREPRENEURIAL REPORT EVALUATION SHEET
Made in Canada
CATEGORY LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3
1- 1 1+ 2- 2 2+ 3- 3 3+
KNOWLEDGE 0-4 5-6.5 7-7.5 8-10
Describes a variety of Demonstrates a Demonstrates Demonstrates
Canadian inventions limited
some
considerable
and innovations, and knowledge of knowledge of knowledge of
identifies characteristics facts, and has facts and has facts and ability
and skills of
difficulty can describe to describe
entrepreneurs &
describing characteristics skills and
inventors
characteristics
features
/10
LEVEL 4
4- 4 4+ ++
Demonstrates a
thorough
knowledge of
facts and skills
of inventors and
innovators
THINKING/INQUIRY 0-4 5-6.5 7-7.5 8-10
Creative thinking skills
to formulate
conclusions of how
Applies limited
creative thinking
skills to
Applies some
creative thinking
skills to
Applies
considerable
creative thinking
innovation has affected formulate formulate skills to
society and products conclusions conclusions formulate
over time
based on data based on data conclusions
/10
Thoroughly
applies creative
thinking skills to
formulate
conclusions
based on data
COMMUNICATION 0-4 5-6.5 7-7.5 8-10
Presents information in
a convincing manner,
expressing ideas with
Communication
of ideas and
results limited
Communication
of ideas and
results shows
Communication
of ideas and
results show
clarity and appropriate with a limited some sense of considerable
manner
sense of purpose sense of
/10 purpose
purpose
Communication
of ideas and
results shows
thorough sense
of purpose and
understanding
APPLICATION 0-4 5-6.5 7-7.5 8-10
Applies the use of
terminology and
technology to complete
report
Applies use of
terminology and
technology for
analysis with
limited
effectiveness
Applies use of
terminology and
technology for
analysis with
some
effectiveness
/25
(10+15 below)
/2 Title Page & Table of Contents
/2 References/Works Cited in Correct Format
/2 Rubric Included
/4 Grammar & Spelling
Applies use of
terminology and
technology for
analysis with
considerable
effectiveness
Thoroughly
applies use of
terminology and
technology for
the purpose of
analysis

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