INVENTIONS THAT HAVE CHANGED THE WORLD

An Internet Activity for Year 6 Students

READ AND LEARN ABOUT HOW INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS HAVE CHANGED THE WORLD...... Learn about some of the following famous inventors. Answer these questions.... 1. Alfred Nobel was noted for which invention? 2. For what are the Scott brothers remembered? 3. Why is Da Vinci considered of the most important inventors of all time?	MODERN DAY INVENTIONS 1. For what purpose was the zipper invented? 2. Who invented the escalator? 3. Look at the information on velcro and discover idea in nature which prompted this clever invention.  4. We take sliced bread for granted, but could your grandparents have eaten slided bread when they were children? In which year were the first Ray Ban sunglasses invented? The boardgame Monopoly is immortalized in which American city?
TRANSPORT In what year was the first Space Shuttle launched? Parachutes are used in many forms of transport. List 3 examples. Create a timeline of submarine inventions by using the information available on this web site.
INSPIRING DA VINCI Explore the world of Leonardo Da Vinci and list some of his machine inventions. TIMELINE OF INVENTIONS Click on the wheel and add two more examples of the use of the wheel in modern day life.	JUST A BIT MORE.... Benjamin Franklin made a number of significant inventions including that of electricity.  List his other contributions and look at the illustrations of each. Why was Thomas Edison also known as the 'Wizard of Menlo Park'?

May 2005