Inventions kept coming all through the 1900s. Radios brought music and news into homes. Then televisions brought pictures too! Refrigerators kept food fresh, and washing machines saved hours of hard work.
The most amazing adventure came in 1969. Only 66 years after the first 12-second airplane flight, the Apollo 11 rocket carried astronauts to the Moon! Neil Armstrong stepped onto the Moon and said, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
From bicycle shop to Moon landing in one lifetime — that is how fast the 1900s moved. Today you become an inventor yourself!
1. Name two inventions that changed homes in the 1900s.
2. What happened in 1969?
3. Who was Neil Armstrong?
Great inventors solve problems. The Wright brothers solved 'How can people fly?' Ford solved 'How can families afford cars?'
Your turn! Think of a problem in your daily life (a chore that takes too long, something that always gets lost, something that is hard to do). Invent a machine to solve it!
Fill in your invention plan, then draw it below.
| Invention plan | My answer |
|---|---|
| The problem I want to solve: | |
| My invention's name: | |
| How it works: | |
| Who it would help: |
Draw your amazing invention. Label its parts like a real inventor's blueprint!
1. brought music and news into homes.
2. brought pictures too.
3. Astronauts reached the Moon in .
4. The rocket mission was called 11.
5. Neil stepped onto the Moon.
6. He called it a giant for mankind.
Write T for true or F for false in each circle.
| I learned... | Circle one |
|---|---|
| Inventions that changed homes | YES / NOT YET |
| About the 1969 Moon landing | YES / NOT YET |
| I designed my own invention | YES / NOT YET |