Famous Inventors Trading Cards

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Inventors

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Grade Level5th Grade

SubjectInventors

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Lesson Inventor Contribution Thomas Edison Light bulb Alexander Graham Bell Telephone George Washington Carver Peanut products Wright Brothers Airplane Activity – Inventor Trading Cards Students create a card with: Front: Picture of inventor Back: • Invention • How it helped people

This learning resource focuses on the contributions of four famous inventors: Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, George Washington Carver, and The Wright Brothers. Students will engage in research to gather information regarding each inventor's major invention and how it positively impacted society. Following their research, students will create trading cards that visually represent each inventor while succinctly describing their innovations and contributions. The resource also encourages reflective thinking on how inventions have transformed daily life, solved past problems, and connected people, along with a creative exercise to design a future invention that could aid their community.