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Create an Invention Worksheet
Directions: Use the chart below to answer the following questions.
Ohio Inventors and Inventions
James Spangler
portable electric vacuum cleaner
Josephine Cochran
dishwasher
Chester Greenwood
earmuffs
Clarence Crane
Life Savers candy
Wright Brothers
first successful airplane, first powered flight
Charles Kettering
electric cash register, electric automobile starter
Garrett Morgan
traffic signal, gas mask
Granville Woods
overhead electric train wires, train telegraph service
Thomas Edison
Light bulb, phonograph, movie camera and projector
Charles Richter
Richter scale
Earle Dickson
adhesive bandages
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Activity 13.2: Create an Invention
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1. Which invention do you think is most important from the list and explain
why?
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2. What are some qualities of a good invention? Explain your reasoning.
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Activity 13.2: Create an Invention
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3. Were you surprised by any of the inventions on the list?
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4. Which inventions do you still see today? List all that apply.
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Activity 13.2: Create an Invention