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THOMAS EDISON

THOMAS EDISON. BEGIN!. Welcome!. You will be presented information about Thomas Edison, a well-known American inventor. Below are three buttons. Click each one to find out what it does. When you finish investigating each button, click the “Start” button to get begin!. START. Home button.

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THOMAS EDISON

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  1. THOMAS EDISON BEGIN!

  2. Welcome! You will be presented information about Thomas Edison, a well-known American inventor. Below are three buttons. Click each one to find out what it does. When you finish investigating each button, click the “Start” button to get begin! START

  3. Home button This button allows you to return to the beginning of the PowerPoint. Click the home button again to go back to the Welcome! screen.

  4. Next button This button moves you to the next slide.

  5. Back button This button allows you to go back and review the previous slide.

  6. Definitions3 • Who is an inventor? An inventor is a person who makes something new, such as a process, appliance, or machine • What is an invention? An inventions is some thing, such as a process, appliance, or machine, that did not exist before and is recognized as unique or genius, not ordinary skill

  7. Thomas Edison’s Life2

  8. Edison’s InventionsClick one to learn more about it! Light Bulb Motion Picture Phonograph

  9. Light bulb1 • First practical bulb to stay lit for hours

  10. Light bulb1 continued • Developed switches, meters and wiring

  11. Light bulb1 continued • Founded Edison Electric Company to distribute the bulbs and other parts of the lighting system

  12. Light bulb1 continued • Tried and failed thousands of times but never gave up Ready for the Quiz?

  13. Motion Picture1 • Greek word is the Kinetoscope (kine=motion; scope=picture)

  14. Motion picture1 continued • Takes multiple still pictures very quickly and moves them at a high speed

  15. Motion picture1 continued • First movie theatre built on April 14, 1894 Ready for the Quiz?

  16. Phonograph1 • Used to record sounds and play them back

  17. Phonograph continued1 • First thing recorded: “Mary had a Little Lamb”

  18. Phonograph continued1 • Demonstrated to President Rutherford B. Hayes

  19. Phonograph continued1 • Uses include books for blind, clocks to announce time, music boxes and toys Ready for the Quiz?

  20. Quiz time! Are you ready? You can review the information by clicking the home or back button. You must get a 4/5 correct to pass. Good Luck!

  21. Question 1 What is the name Edison gave his invention, the motion picture, in Greek? A) Kinetoscope B) Kinetochore C) Kinetoplast

  22. A) Kinetoscope CORRECT! Kinet means moving and Scope means picture

  23. B) Kinetochore NOT QUITE! Although Kinet means moving, chore does not mean picture.

  24. C) Kinetoplast ALMOST! Kinet means moving, but this term involves DNA.

  25. Question 2 To what president did Edison demonstrate his phonograph? A) Abraham Lincoln B) Herbert Hoover C) Rutherford B. Hayes

  26. A) Abraham Lincoln Try Again! The time period of his presidency is close to Lincoln’s but too soon!

  27. B) Herbert Hoover NOT QUITE! Herbert Hoover was president at the beginning of the Great Depression. His presidency is too late.

  28. C) Rutherford B. Hayes GOOD JOB! Hayes invited Edison into the White House to show off his latest invention, the phonograph.

  29. Question 3 Which was not seen as a use for the phonograph? A) Music Box B) Record Moving Pictures C) Books for Blind to Hear

  30. A) Music Box OOPS! Edison did see this as a use for his phonograph. The box could now playback sound when opened.

  31. B) Record moving pictures GREAT JOB! The phonograph recorded sounds and could not be used to record moving pictures.

  32. C) Books for blind People to listen to TRY AGAIN! Edison wanted blind people to enjoy books and by creating the phonograph they could now listen to it!

  33. Question 4 What was the first song Edison recorded on the phonograph? A) Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star B) Mary Had a Little Lamb C) I’m a Little Teapot

  34. A) Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star NOT QUITE! The tune is similar.

  35. B) Mary Had a Little Lamb GOOD JOB! He sang it into the phonograph and it successfully played back!

  36. C) I’m a little Teapot TRY AGAIN! It was a different popular children’s tune.

  37. Question 5 What was the name of Edison’s company that distributed the light bulb and the parts that went with it? A) Edison and Friends, INC. B) Lighting, ETC. C) Edison Electric Co.

  38. A) Edison and Friends, Inc. WRONG! Although Edison worked with other people, this is not the name of it.

  39. B) Lighting, ETC. INCORRECT! Even though Edison’s company worked with more than light bulbs, this is not the name of it.

  40. C) Edison Electric CO. THAT’S RIGHT! This is the name of his company.

  41. GREAT JOB! You’re all finished!

  42. What can you learn from Edison? Even though Thomas Edison failed thousands of times trying to create the light bulb, he kept up with it. He used perseverance and never gave up. END!

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