1. OHIO INVENTORS
Kelley Hager ED

2. 4th Grade Social Studies
OHIO INVENTORS
4th Grade Social Studies
Ohio History

3. 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.

4. MATERIALS
Computer
Paper plates, crayons, colored pencils, markers, scissors
Inventor research sheet
Ohio inventors timeline
Ohio inventors matching worksheet

5. STUDENT ACTIVITIES
Students will be introduced to inventions with background stories and examples of earmuffs, adhesive bandages, Lifesavers candy, and a Frisbee
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
Students will learn about Ohio inventors the Wright Brothers, Charles Kettering, Garrett Morgan, Granville Woods, and Thomas Edison by watching PowerPoint
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
Groups will make oral reports to the class about their chosen inventor
Class will create a timeline of these inventors after listening to everyone’s reports
Students will complete a matching worksheet

6. WEBSITES
Following is an interactive PowerPoint presentation for students
Websites included are:

7. INVENTORS AND THEIR INVENTIONS
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

8. 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

9. 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

10. OHIO INVENTORS (Click on pictures)

11. 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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12. 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
(Click on photo of Charles Kettering for more information)
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13. 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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14. 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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15. 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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16. 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

17. INVENTOR RESEARCH SHEET (Answer the following questions.)
Who is your inventor?
When was he born?
Where in Ohio did he live?
What did he like to do as a child or young man?
What kind of work did he do as an adult?
What did he invent? (Can name more than one invention)
Why was his invention important?

18. 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:

19. OHIO INVENTORS TIMELINE
Write dates for each event in time order from bottom to top. Add details along the line.

20. OHIO INVENTORS Can you correctly match the inventor with inventions?
___ 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
a. Garrett Morgan
b. Thomas Edison
c. Wright Brothers
d. Charles Kettering
e. Granville Woods

21. JUST FOR FUN