Building Background

What I know


Topic: 
 

What I already know or Don't Know:
 


What I Know Now
 

What I Still Want or Need to Know
 

Write at least one paragraph explaining what you now know about...
 


What in the World is That?


Date: Subject: Name:
 



Directions: Complete this page and place in your notebook in the science section. 
 

1. Look at the picture on the screen and in the spaces below, explain what it is, what you think it is, or what it looks like to you.
 

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2. Read the article and answer the following questions (25 pts):
 

A) What is it?_________________________________
 

B) Who invented it?____________________________
 

C) When was it invented?______________________
 

D) Where was it invented?______________________
 

E) Why do you think it was invented?
 

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3. In the space provided, explain how this invention influenced mankind or how it changed the world. (25 pts)
 

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What in the World is That?


(Additional Activity)
 

Teachers may use other inventions and/or discoveries as they fit into the lessons, such as:
 

LEVER

WEDGE

PLOW

WHEEL AND AXLE

SYSTEM OF WRITING

SAIL

PULLEY

PUMP

LATHE

WATERWHEEL

SPINNING WHEEL

CANNON

RIFLE

KNITTING MACHINE

ADDING MACHINE

STEAM ENGINE

LIGHTNING ROD

AIRPLANE

AUTOMOBILE

TELEGRAPH

BARBED WIRE

WINDMILL

COMPUTER

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

VITAMINS

AIRPLANE
 

WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THAT? 
 
 

INVENTIONS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD

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