Homework Presentations: Inventors

This morning we listened to some of the presentations Class 3 had written for homework.

The first presentation was about Thomas Edison who invented many things including the light bulb. We saw photographs and heard quotes, and the presentation was made using a pre-prepared script - it was excellent.

The second presentation was about Sir Alexander Fleming. All the information for this presentation had been detailed in a leaflet which included Braille. We learnt all about penicillin, which Alexander Fleming discovered.

We also learnt about the Egyptians who invented early toothbrushes and toothpaste. We talked about what it would be like if we didn't have toothbrushes and heard about Mr Peabody who invented modern toothpaste. We also talked about how to look after our teeth properly.

Alexander Graham Bell was the subject of the next presentation. He was a Scot who invented the telephone, telegraph and the metal detector (amongst other things).

We also heard about the invention of the bicycle. There were lots of different types including the bone shaker, the hobby horse, the velocipede, the tricycle and the penny farthing. We heard how the bicycle became really important when people stopped using horses to get around and how mass production helped to make them very popular.

We were very impressed by the high standard and interesting content of the presentations and look forward to hearing more tomorrow!