Famous Inventors and Their Contributions

Famous Inventors and Their Contributions

Assessment

Interactive Video

Social Studies, Science, History

2nd - 3rd Grade

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

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The video tutorial introduces a social studies packet focused on scientists and inventors. It covers the contributions of notable figures like the Wright brothers, Alexander Graham Bell, George Washington Carver, Madam CJ Walker, Benjamin Pinker, Margaret Knight, Benjamin Franklin, Carlos Finlay, and Thomas Edison. The tutorial also discusses accidental inventions like chocolate chip cookies and childhood activities from the past. Finally, it provides instructions for completing assignments and a quiz related to the packet.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main topic of this week's social studies packet?

Mathematics and Numbers

Scientists and Inventors

Historical Events

World Geography

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who invented the telephone?

Thomas Edison

Alexander Graham Bell

George Washington Carver

Benjamin Franklin

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did George Washington Carver show people?

How to invent the telephone

How to make paper bags

Better ways to grow crops

How to predict solar eclipses

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who invented a new way to care for African-American women's hair?

Madam CJ Walker

Margaret Knight

Ruth Wakefield

Carlos Finlay

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Margaret Knight invent at the age of 12?

Bifocals

A machine to make paper grocery bags

The light bulb

The telephone

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which inventor is known for his experiments with electricity?

Alexander Graham Bell

Benjamin Franklin

George Washington Carver

Thomas Edison

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Carlos Finlay help prove?

How to invent the phonograph

How to grow peanuts

That mosquitoes carry yellow fever

How to make chocolate chip cookies

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