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Grades 3, 4 and 5 - History - Elementary School - Inventions which Changed History
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Man has been an inventor since he discovered uses for fire and the wheel. Some inventions have been so significant that they have altered the course of history and changed the world we live in today.

Grades 3, 4 and 5 - History - Elementary School - Inventions which Changed History
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1. In 1968, Spencer Silver invented a not-so-sticky glue. What was that glue used for eventually?
2. The camera was first designed by Joseph N. Niépce. It was called the camera _______.
3. Who demonstrated the first public television?
4. The compass was invented by the Chinese between the 9th and 11th Century. Before its introduction, how did ships navigate?
5. Two brothers are credited with inventing the modern airplane. What was their surname?
6. How long ago was the first known wheel invented?
7. The first desktop computer went on sale in 1974. Not long afterwards, Stephen Wozniack and Steven Jobs started which business?
8. In 1893, Whitcomb Judson invented a fastening device which people all over the world use every day. What was it?
9. James Watt invented a type of engine which changed factory production and transport. What powered it?
10. An American chef, George Crum, was trying to make French Fries for a complaining customer in 1853. What did he supposedly invent?
11. In 1450, Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press. What was the first thing ever printed?
12. In 1928, Alexander Flemming discovered penicillin. How is it used?
13. The radio was a huge step in communication. It was invented in which year?
14. Thomas Edison conducted thousands of experiments in order to invent what?
15. Sir Tim Berners-Lee, a British computer scientist, invented something we nearly all use. What was it?
16. Dozens of scientists tried to refine a design for refrigeration, including one very famous name. Who was it?
17. Alexander Graham Bell said, 'Come here Watson. I want you' on the first working what?
18. Where was paper invented?
19. John Shepherd Barron invented the cash machine in 1967. Which was the first bank to have one?
20. Norman Woodland's invention has changed the way the world shops. What did he invent?

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