Classroom inventions
Write the words from the box under the pictures.
ball point
pen
correction
fluid
scissors
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crayons
paperclip
paper
pencil
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sellotape
rubber band
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Classroom inventions
Now write the name of the invention next to the date it
was invented and the person who invented it.
1. invented in 1500 BC in Egpyt by an unknown inventor: ............................................
2. invented in 105 AD by Chinese inventor Ts’ai Lun: .....................................................
3. invented in 1594 by an unknown inventor: ..................................................................
4. invented in 1845 by Stephen Perry: ...............................................................................
5. invented in 1899 by Johann Vaaler: .............................................................................
6. invented in 1903 by Harold Smith and Edwin Binney: ................................................
7. invented in 1920 by Richard Drew: ...............................................................................
8. invented in 1935 by Ladislo Biro: ....................................................................................
9. invented in 1951 by Bette Nesmith: ...............................................................................
Image credits
Elastic band http://www.flickr.com/photos/oskarlin/42076151/ © oskarlin 2003
Correction fluid http://www.flickr.com/photos/44015204@N02/4049370684/ © gazzaPax 2009
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Answers:
1. invented in 1500 BC in Egpyt by an unknown inventor: scissors
2. invented in 105 AD by Chinese inventor Ts’ai Lun: paper
3. invented in 1594 by an unknown inventor: pencil
4. invented in 1845 by Stephen Perry: rubber band
5. invented in 1899 by Johann Vaaler: paperclip
6. invented in 1903 by Harold Smith and Edwin Binney: crayons
7. invented in 1920 by Richard Drew: sellotape
8. invented in 1935 by Ladislo Biro: ball point pen
9. invented in 1951 by Bette Nesmith: correction fluid
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