Grade3inventions
- 1. Inventions 3rd Grade Science 90307.T/E.4 Evaluate an invention that solves a problem and determine ways to improve the design.
- 2. Anything new or different in the world made by people is an invention!
- 3. Inventions are created to help make life easier and better.
- 4. Lots of invention are ways to have fun or good things to eat!
- 5. Other inventions are made to solve problems.
- 6. Many inventions keep people safe.
- 7. People who create inventions are called inventors. Inventors can live anywhere in the world and be any age!
- 8. Inventors can be anyone that wants to help the world! People have been creating inventions for hundreds of years.
- 9. Don’t give up! • Inventors need to plan for a long time and have to try many times before they can get their invention to work the right way.
- 10. No copy cats! • Once an invention works, inventors will need to get a patent. • A patent makes sure that no one can copy their idea. • A patent means the inventor can sell their invention to make money!
- 11. Improvements! • Inventions can be changed to make them better! • Changing the design or plan of an invention can help the people who use them.
- 12. Refrigerator • The refrigerator was invented to help keep food from spoiling in the heat. • Carl von Linde invented the refrigerator in 1876. • Carl von Linde was from Germany.
- 13. Airplane • Wilbur and Orville Wright spent many years building balloons and kites before they built the first airplane. • Their invention was very special because it was the first flying machine. Flying Kite
- 14. The Flyer • The first flight took place on December 17, 1903 and lasted 12 seconds. • The Wright Brothers’ plane, the Flyer, was an important invention because it marked the beginning of human flight.
- 15. The First Car Henry Ford wanted to change transportation in the world. He designed the first car and used factories to build many cars in a short amount of time! Many people could pay to own one of his Model T cars!
- 16. New Cars Cars have gotten faster over the years. They cost more money, but they are safer than the old Model-T cars.
- 17. Telephone • Alexander Graham Bell designed the telephone in 1876. • He wanted a faster way to talk to others who were not nearby. • His success allowed for all people to communicate quickly!
- 18. Improving the telephone! • Over the years, inventors have tried to make the telephone better. • Phones that cost less let many people own one in their home. • Cell phones allowed people to take their phone with them wherever they go!
- 19. Vacuum Cleaner • Many people created several designs for the vacuum cleaner. • This invention helped clean rugs, floors, and other dirty areas indoors. • Over time vacuums have become more powerful and clean better.
- 20. Braille• Louis Braille was blinded as a child and he wanted a way to read. • He invented a system of raised dots that could be read using the fingers. • Today, this method is still used by people who are blind.
- 21. Did you know? • August is National Inventors' Month. • The first patent was issued in 1790 to Samuel Hopkins for a new way of making soap! • Kleenex tissue was first created to be a gas mask to use in World War I. • Benjamin Franklin created bifocals because he hated wearing two pairs of glasses! • Toilet paper was invented by Seth Wheeler in New York!
- 22. Bibliography • http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/refrigera • http://gardenofpraise.com/ibdwrigh.htm • http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/gal100/wright190 • http://www.first-to-fly.com/Adventure/Workshop/work • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ford • http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/tele phone.htm