Famous Inventions
Match these important inventions and scientific discoveries with their countries of origin. You will need to predict where the inventions from the list came from.
1) Magnetic compass
2) Paper 3) Printing 4) Fireworks 5) Tea 6) Silk 7) Porcelain 8) Kites 9) Wheelbarrow 10) Crossbow |
11) Umbrella
12) Matches 13) Rockets 14) Abacus 15) Cast Iron 16) Ink 17) Fishing Reel 18) Seismograph 19) Playing Cards 20) Plow |
Students will write a short paragraph (3-4 sentences) explaining how life would be different if one of the following three inventions never took place:
- Magnetic compass
- Powder
- Paper
RESEARCH!
1. For each of the items, you are to record when and where this invention was invented!
-The horse collar
-The wheelbarrow
-The moldboard plow
-Paper money
-Cast iron
-The helicopter rotor and the propeller
-The decimal system
-The seismograph
-Matches
-Circulation of the blood
-Paper
-The kite
-The rocket and multi-staged rockets
2. Design your own invention!! You will need to draw a labelled diagram of your invention into your exercise back AND write 5-6 sentences about how your invention could help life on Earth.
1. For each of the items, you are to record when and where this invention was invented!
-The horse collar
-The wheelbarrow
-The moldboard plow
-Paper money
-Cast iron
-The helicopter rotor and the propeller
-The decimal system
-The seismograph
-Matches
-Circulation of the blood
-Paper
-The kite
-The rocket and multi-staged rockets
2. Design your own invention!! You will need to draw a labelled diagram of your invention into your exercise back AND write 5-6 sentences about how your invention could help life on Earth.