name: ………..……..….............. date: ……………… class: ……/……
1.
Write the number next to the picture
1. refrigerator
2. sewing machine
3. laptop
4. bicycle
5. washing machine
6. airplane
7. light bulb
Inventions around us
8. clock
9. car
10. radio
11. stove
12. telephone
13. fan
14. air conditioner
15. television
16. lamp
name: ………..……..….............. date: ……………… class: …/….
Inventions around us
1.
Write the number next to the picture
1. refrigerator
2. sewing machine
3. laptop
4. bicycle
5. washing machine
6. airplane
7. light bulb
8. clock
9. car
10. radio
11. stove
12. telephone
13. fan
14. air conditioner
15. television
16. lamp
Amazing Inventions!
1. Famous Inventions: Look at these inventions and rank them from 1 – 10
Be prepared to tell the class WHY!
1. ____________________________
PAPER
2. ____________________________
Alphabet
Xbox
Wheelbarrow
3. ____________________________
Credit card
The gun
4. ____________________________
Compass
The Television
5. ____________________________
Post it note
Automobile
6. ____________________________
The pen
Zipper
7. ____________________________
Plastic
Aspirin
Computer
8. ____________________________
Bubble Gum
9. ____________________________
10. ____________________________
Instant coffee
The Internet
Microwave
Hammer
2. Instructions: Watch the video and fill in the chart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vB2rmCzZMdw
Invention Name
What it does
Rating
The Great Invention
A. What do you call it?
Project:
B. What is it used for?
Our “Sketch”
C. What is it made of?
D. How to use it?
E. How much will it cost?
F. How will you sell it?
G. Who will buy it?
H. Why is it so important?
Use the cues in each box to ask & answer the questions about the inventor and the date
of invention
Television Philo Taylor
Farnsworth/
1927
James king/
1851
Washing machine Hans Lippershey
/1608
telescope Charles Babbage
/1822
computer Alexander
Graham Bell
/1876
phone Nathaniel
Baldwin/ 1910
head‐sets
Blaise Pascal /
1642
calculator John Thurman /
1899
vacuum cleaner
Schulyer
Wheeler/1886
electric fan microwave oven Percy pencer
/1946
Zacharias
Jansen & his
father/ 1595
microscope is used to Emile Berliner /
1876
microphone
HenryW. Seeley
/1882
iron camera Joseph
Nicephore
Niepce / 1826
stethoscope Wilbur & Orville
Wright/1903
aircraft Remington
Rand/ 1953
Compute printer sewing machine
KEYS
EXAMPLE : Student 1/ Who invented the sewing machine? Student 2/ Elias Howe invented the sewing machine. Student 1/ When was it invented? Student 2/ It was invented in 1846. René Laennec/
1816
Elias Howe /
1846
Old Inventions
A. Music Cassette Music cassettes which inside have a ribbon of magnetic tape were mostly used in cars up until the mid‐1990s, and before that in the 1980’s with Walkmans and at home. You could buy them with music on them, or buy ones and record your own music onto them. These have been replaced by MP3s and CDs. B. Black and white TV Early TVs could not show color, and it was not until 1954 that the first color TVs were introduced. They were very expensive, so most people really did not have color TVs until the 1970s. We now have large LCD TVs which are much larger and have a clearer picture. 30 years ago people were very excited when they could first walk along and listen to their favorite music. G. VHS cassette Similar to Music cassettes in how they worked, but much bigger, VHS cassettes were used for watching movies on your TV with a VHS player called a VCR. There were many rental shops to rent movies, or you could record your favorite TV shows from the TV. These days DVD players have replaced them. H. Typewriter Typewriters were invented in the 1830s and were used up until the 1980s, when they were replaced by computers. Many journalists and writers used them, but they are not as convenient as C. Floppy Disk The floppy disk was a way of storing and moving computer data. They were very unreliable and could not hold much data. These days they have been replaced with USB sticks and DVDs. D. Telegraph and Morse code This technology was developed in about 1837 and was used from the 1850s for at least one hundred years. This technology has been replaced by email and the internet, and before that by the FAX machine. E. Film camera computers. I. Vinyl record Dating from around 1890 Vinyl records have tiny grooves and a needle on the record player reads the music. Vinyl records are still used today. Many DJs and music lovers still prefer their sound to a CD or a MP3. Vinyl records come in three common sizes and have three possible speeds. Questions 1. Which four items were invented in the 1800s? 2. Which two items use a Magnetic ribbon tape? The film camera was also developed in the 1830s, from ideas that had been around for hundreds of years before. These days we use digital cameras and smart phones to take pictures, but some people still think film looks better and use film cameras today. 6. Which item was mostly used in cars? F. Sony Walkman 7. On which item could you write a book? In the 1980s many people had a Walkman. You could listen to a store bought cassette on it or make your own cassette ‘mix’ from the radio or from another cassette. These days we use MP3 players or smart phones. 3. Which two items are still popular today? 4. Which item was very unreliable? 5. Which two items are used together? 8. Which item has the longest history? 9. Which item helped people to walk and listen to their favorite music at the same time? 10. What item comes in three possible sizes? 1. D,E,H, I
2. A, G
3. E, I
4. C
5. A, F
6. A
7. H
8. E
9. F
10. I
AMAZING INVENTIONS
Look at these famous inventions and rank them from 1 – 10
Be prepared to tell the class WHY!
1.
Zipper
Compass
2.
Credit card
Paper
3.
Alphabet
Xbox
4.
Wheelbarrow
The gun
5.
The Internet
Post it notes
6.
Automobile
The pen
7.
Plastic
Aspirin
8.
Computer
Bubble Gum
9.
Instant coffee
Microwave
10.
Hammer
The Television
Next
Watch the video and fill in the chart
Invention Name
What it does
Rating
Teach | Learn. A Student Created Content Course Book – 47
AMAZING INVENTIONS
PROJECT:
Our “Sketch”
Make a larger poster and be prepared to present your invention to the class.
A. What do you call it?
B. What is it used for?
C. What is it made of?
D. How to use it?
E. How much will it cost?
F. How will you sell it?
G. Who will buy it?
H. Why is it so important?
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