Activity: Students will enjoy three clever videos about Edison’s series of failures before inventing the lightbulb, the Wright brothers invention of the airplane, and George Washington Carver’s amazing botanical discoveries. They discuss how the inventions we rely on everyday are created because of wonder and awe.
Materials needed: the video
Directions: Introduce the topic with a few questions and pause after each one so students can respond: “Has anyone here ever tried to invent something? Can you name some famous inventors? Do you know who did experiments with electricity? Who experimented with airplanes before anyone was able to fly? If you like peanut butter, do you know who thought of making it into a food you could spread on bread? I will show you videos about three inventors and we’ll talk about it afterwards.” Show the videos and ask students to share their thoughts, questions, and ideas about what they’d like to see someone invent.
Wrap it up: Conclude with remarks about how it’s important to ask questions and be curious about how things work. We’ve traveled in outer space because people were curious about what it’s like and they used science and math to figure it out. At one time, people thought the earth was flat - until explorers challenged that idea, traveled around the world and discovered it was round. In the past, mail was delivered by people on horses, and now you can be in contact with friends and family immediately, in real time, on the phone or computer. Study hard and ask a lot of questions; maybe someday you’ll invent something very special and the whole world will thank you!
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Activity: Students will enjoy three clever videos about Edison’s series of failures before inventing the lightbulb, the Wright brothers invention of the airplane, and George Washington Carver’s amazing botanical discoveries. They discuss how the inventions we rely on everyday are created because of wonder and awe.
Materials needed: the video
Directions: Introduce the topic with a few questions and pause after each one so students can respond: “Has anyone here ever tried to invent something? Can you name some famous inventors? Do you know who did experiments with electricity? Who experimented with airplanes before anyone was able to fly? If you like peanut butter, do you know who thought of making it into a food you could spread on bread? I will show you videos about three inventors and we’ll talk about it afterwards.” Show the videos and ask students to share their thoughts, questions, and ideas about what they’d like to see someone invent.
Wrap it up: Conclude with remarks about how it’s important to ask questions and be curious about how things work. We’ve traveled in outer space because people were curious about what it’s like and they used science and math to figure it out. At one time, people thought the earth was flat - until explorers challenged that idea, traveled around the world and discovered it was round. In the past, mail was delivered by people on horses, and now you can be in contact with friends and family immediately, in real time, on the phone or computer. Study hard and ask a lot of questions; maybe someday you’ll invent something very special and the whole world will thank you!
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