OHIO INVENTORS

Kelley HagerED 629-01

OHIO INVENTORS

4th Grade Social StudiesOhio 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

STUDENT ACTIVITIES1. Students will be introduced to inventions with background

stories and examples of earmuffs, adhesive bandages, Lifesavers candy, and a Frisbee

2. 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

3. Students will learn about Ohio inventors the Wright Brothers, Charles Kettering, Garrett Morgan, Granville Woods, and Thomas Edison by watching PowerPoint

4. 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

5. Groups will make oral reports to the class about their chosen inventor

6. Class will create a timeline of these inventors after listening to everyone’s reports

7. 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#person6

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 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

INVENTORS AND THEIR INVENTIONS

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)

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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

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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.)

1. Who is your inventor?2. When was he born?3. Where in Ohio did he live?4. What did he like to do as a child or young man?5. What kind of work did he do as an adult?6. What did he invent? (Can name more than one

invention)7. 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 INVENTORSCan 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