For this project you have to choose an invention and find out who the inventor was and any other information you can get. The following video may give you some ideas:
You will need to answer the following questions:
Invention name:
Who invented it?
When was it invented?
Why do you think this invention is important?
You should also include a time line showing how the invention changed over the years.
You will do a Power Point presentation about your findings. For example:
Invention name: Hot-air balloon
Who invented it?: Joseph and Jacques Étienne Montgolfier
When was it invented?: In 1783
Why do you think this invention is important? Because it was possible to observe places from above.
Time line: You can do it on color paper and cut out illustrations from magazines or make your own drawings:
1766- Scientist Henry Cavendish - showed that hydrogen was seven times lighter than air and so it was useful for balloon ascents.
1783 - Joseph and Jacques Étienne Montgolfier - experimented with inverted paper and cloth bags filled with heated air.
1783 - Pilâtre de Rozier and the marquis d'Arlandes - made one of the first balloon ascents by human beings.
1783, December. - J.A.C. Charles of France- successfully ascended in a hydrogen-filled balloon and traveled 43 kms. from the starting point.
1784- James Tytler, Scotish writer, made his first journey on a balloon.
1793 - J.P. Blanchard - made an ascent in Philadelphia. etc.
For your research visit the following web pages:
At the link below you will get an idea of which invention to investigate:
Go to the following link where you will find your invention, in alphabetical order, and you will find all the information you need about it:
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0004637.html
You will find more information at:
http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/inventor.html Watch this video, it has very interesting information. Pay attention as you will need to answer some questions about it.
Answer the following questions in your word document.
1. Who invented the first car? In which year?
2. Who invented the television? when?
3. Who invented the first plane? In which year?
4. In which year the jet engine was invented?
5. Who discovered penicillin? In which year?
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