Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Inventors

The K.I.D.S. have recently finished projects about inventors. We have learned some interesting facts about how things were thought of and invented. Here are some favorite inventors and their inventions:

I learned that William Stanley invented a generator called a transformer: Montez

I learned that a woman, Virginia Apgar invented the infant weighing system called, the Apgar Scale: Orianna

The windshield wiper was invented by Mary Anderson in 1903 to help streetcars operate safely in the rain: Santanna

I learned that John Deere invented the steel plow: Hal

I thought that Henry Ford invented the first automobile, but it was Karl Benz: Xavier

Madame CJ Walker invented hair products to help fix and do hair: Mya

I learned that Sarah Boone's drawings of an improved ironing board were found after she died: Destiny

I learned that Harry Wasylyk made green garbages from low density polyethylene: Keundra

I found that Gunpei Yokoi invented the GameBoy: Jamal

I learned that Carol Wior invented the Slimsuit: Kyaisha