OHIO INVENTORS
Kelley Hager
ED 629-01
OHIO INVENTORS
4th Grade Social Studies
Ohio History
OBJECTIVES
• Given supplies, students will be able to design and create a
prototype of an invention to better understand the creative
process of inventions.
• Given background on the Wright Brothers, Charles Kettering,
Garrett Morgan, Granville Woods and Thomas Edison students
will be able to work together in groups to produce a written and
oral report about a selected inventor and their inventions.
• Given the background on these inventors, students will be able
to develop a timeline detailing when the inventions occurred in
Ohio history.
• After completing all activities, students will demonstrate what
they have learned by completing a matching worksheet.
MATERIALS
• Computer
• Paper plates, crayons, colored pencils, markers,
scissors
• Inventor research sheet
• Ohio inventors timeline
• Ohio inventors matching worksheet
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STUDENT ACTIVITIES
Students will be introduced to inventions with background
stories and examples of earmuffs, adhesive bandages,
Lifesavers candy, and a Frisbee
Students will make a prototype of their own inventions from
paper plates, write a sales pitch for the invention and then
share it with the class
Students will learn about Ohio inventors the Wright Brothers,
Charles Kettering, Garrett Morgan, Granville Woods, and
Thomas Edison by watching PowerPoint
Students will choose one inventor and working in groups will
prepare a written report based on information found in
websites provided in the PowerPoint and by using inventor
research sheet as a guide
Groups will make oral reports to the class about their chosen
inventor
Class will create a timeline of these inventors after listening
to everyone’s reports
Students will complete a matching worksheet
WEBSITES
• Following is an interactive PowerPoint presentation
for students
• Websites included are:
http://www.hfmgv.org/exhibits/wright/
http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=223
http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=278
http://www.oplin.org/famousohioans/inventors/puzzler.html#p
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http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/edison.htm
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blgreenwood.htm
http://inventors.about.com/od/bstartinventions/a/bandaid.htm
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bllifesavers.htm
INVENTORS AND THEIR
INVENTIONS
• Inventors are often ordinary people who
follow through with their creative ideas to
make their dreams a reality (Click pictures)
– Chester Greenwood’s Earmuffs
– Earle Dickson’s Adhesive Bandage
– Clarence Crane’s Lifesavers
YOU BE THE INVENTOR
• Use paper plate, crayons, colored
pencils, markers to invent a prototype
(model) of an invention that will solve a
problem or be useful to others
• Write a sales pitch for the invention on
an index card
• Share your invention with the class
OHIO INVENTORS
• You have heard about some inventors
and their inventions
• You have created a prototype of your
own invention
• Now let’s learn about some Ohio
inventors and their inventions
OHIO INVENTORS
(Click on pictures)
THE WRIGHT BROTHERS
• Lived in Dayton, Ohio
• First in airplane flight
• First successful flight
of a powered airplane at
Kitty Hawk, North
Carolina on December
17, 1903
(Click on photo of Orville and Wilbur to
learn more)
Return
CHARLES KETTERING
• Born near Loudenville,
Ohio on Aug. 29, 1876
• Later moved to Dayton
• Invented the electric
cash register while
working at NCR
(National Cash Register)
• Founded Delco
• Invented electric engine
starter for cars
(Click on photo of Charles Kettering for
more information)
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GARRETT MORGAN
• Born on March 4, 1877
in Kentucky
• Lived in Cincinnati and
later Cleveland
• Invented the stoplight
• Also invented the
gasmask
(Click on Morgan’s photo to learn
more)
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GRANVILLE WOODS
• Born on April 23, 1856
in Columbus, Ohio
• Invented overhead
electric train wires
• Invented train
telegraph service
(Click on photo of Granville Woods
for more information)
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THOMAS EDISON
• Born in Milan, Ohio in
1847
• Invented the electric
light bulb
• Also invented the
phonograph and record
• Also invented the movie
camera and projector
(Click on Edison’s photo to learn more)
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RESEARCH AND REPORT
• Choose one of the Ohio inventors (Wright Brothers,
Charles Kettering, Garrett Morgan, Granville Woods,
or Thomas Edison) and form groups based on
selection
• Research the inventor from the website provided in
the PowerPoint and prepare a one page written report
that includes a picture of one of the inventions (use
the research sheet on the next slide as a guide)
• As a group, present your inventor to the class, telling
something about the inventor
and what he invented
INVENTOR RESEARCH SHEET
(Answer the following questions.)
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Who is your inventor?
When was he born?
Where in Ohio did he live?
What did he like to do as a child or young man?
What kind of work did he do as an adult?
What did he invent? (Can name more than one
invention)
Why was his invention important?
CREATE A TIMELINE
• After group oral reports about Ohio inventors, let’s
prepare a timeline about the inventors showing when
their inventions were created using the timeline on
the following slide:
OHIO INVENTORS TIMELINE
Write dates for each event in time order from bottom to top.
Add details along the line.
OHIO INVENTORS
Can you correctly match the inventor with inventions?
a. Garrett Morgan
b. Thomas Edison
c. Wright Brothers
d. Charles Kettering
e. Granville Woods
___ light bulb, movie camera
and projector
___ electric engine starter,
electric cash register
___ first successful airplane,
___ stop light, gas mask
___ overhead electric train
lines, train telegraph service
JUST FOR FUN