Famous Inventors
What invention is Thomas Edison best known for improving?
Light Bulb
A ramp is an example of which simple machine?
Inclined Plane
What invention did Ruth Wakefield create on purpose?
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Why did Thomas Edison believe failure was an important part of inventing?
it helped him learn how to invent
Why is Ms. Fiola absent today?
Doctor appointment :(
What invention did Jacques Cousteau help develop to breathe underwater?
Aqua Lung
What simple machine is used to lift a flag up a pole?
Pulley
Louis Braille invented a system that helps people who are —
Blind
What problem did Jacques Cousteau want to solve when he invented the Aqua-Lung?
Breathing underwater
What was Ms. Bunch for Halloween?
Tomato or Phinease
George Washington Carver is famous for finding many uses for which crop?
Peanuts
Which simple machine turns circular motion into pushing force?
Screw
Alexander Fleming discovered —
Penicillin/medicine
Why did George Washington Carver encourage farmers to grow different crops each year?
Keep soil healthy and rich/grow crops that grew in that season
On Wednesdays your 4th grade teachers sometimes get..
a. sushi
b. chic fil a
c. taco bell
sushi
Hedy Lamarr helped invent technology that is now used for which modern tool?
Frequency Hopping/ Wifi and GPS
An axe blade is an example of a —
Wedge
Why was Alexander Fleming’s discovery important?
It helped cure infections/acted as a medicine
What part of a light bulb glows to create light?
Filament
What play was Miss Fiola in when she was in highschool?
Peter Pan
Who invented the chocolate-chip cookie?
Ruth Wakefield
Which simple machine helps move heavy objects by rolling them?
Wheel and Axle
Which inventor had a room in their house completely dedicated to inventing?
Hedy Lamar
What invention allows scientists to see tiny organisms?
microscope
What store does Ms. Bunch grocery shop?
Trader Joes