British Inventors!
1. Google: the names of 3 British inventors, their
inventions, and the date they were invented.
a. _______________ invented the ________________ in _________.
b. _______________ invented the ________________ in _________.
c. _______________ invented the ________________ in _________.
2. Discuss:
- which of these inventions is the best/worst and why.
- the good and bad effects each invention has had on the world.
3. Two of these are real British Inventions; the other is real but not British.
Which one? Discuss.
Pistol Mouse Trap
Portable Hairdryer
Tin-can phone
Would you use any of these inventions? Which one would you buy?
4. Discuss:
Which of these do you think is the most important invention?
What question would you like to ask one of the inventors?
Do inventions always create problems?
What would you like to invent?
Fun fact: it was Thomas Edison (an American inventor) who put hello into
common usage. He told the people who used his phone to say "hello" when
answering. His rival, Scottish-born inventor Alexander Graham Bell, thought the
better word was "ahoy."
10 British Inventions
Carbonated water, aka Soda water, was first invented by Joseph Priestly in 1767.
John Logie Baird—TV
Alexander Graham Bell – Telephone 1876
Tim Berners-Lee – world wide web 1989
Joseph Swan -- lightbulb
JS Fry and Sons in 1847. The Chocolate Bar
The First ATM, Engineered by John Shepard-Baron - 1967
Captain William Manby The Modern Fire Extinguisher - 1818
The Match – 1826 John Walker
Edward Jenner -- vaccination --- 1796, (of smallpox if not in general).
Lesson Plan!
T—read out 10 british inventions. Ls write on board (spelling)
Ls draw a picture of all of them.
Pick 3 for worksheet ex 1.
Ex 2. (texas)
You are trapped on a desert island. You can only take 2 British Inventions.
Discuss with a partner which ones to take and why. You must decide on 2.
Design own invention.
Ex 3.
Google your own country’s inventions and share them with the class!
Post tasks:
Grouped back to board: describe inventions, guess which one (only if large
enough number)
If we didn’t have the ________ , we wouldn’t …
If we didn’t have the ________, we wouldn’t be able to see very well in the dark.