Who Gets to Invent and How Do Inventors Change Our Lives
Jeanne Kimberley Chandler
Your feedback is important to us!
After viewing our curriculum units, please take a few minutes to help us understand how the units, which were created by public school teachers, may be useful to others.
Questions to Answer for Inventors’ Biographies
First Paragraph should include:
-
1. The full name of the inventor.
-
2. When and where the inventor was born. (When they died, if no longer alive)
-
3. Describe the inventor’s childhood (parents, siblings, and interesting stories).
Second Paragraph should include:
-
1. Describe the inventor’s education.
-
2. Write how the inventor became interested in inventing and creating things.
Third paragraph should include:
-
1. Describe what the inventor created.
-
2. Write about how he/she made their inventions.
-
3. Describe what obstacles he/she had to overcome to create their inventions.
Fourth Paragraph should include:
-
1. Describe why his/her inventions are important.
-
2. What was the inventor’s most important contribution? Why is the invention important?
-
3. Who are their inventions important to or helpful to?
-
4. Is this invention important to people other than Americans? Why or why not? Give some examples.
Fifth Paragraph should include:
-
1. Write what you have learned from this inventor.
-
2. What lesson(s) could other people learn from this inventor.
