Thomas Alva Edison

Benjamin Franklin

Michael Faraday

Name_____________________________________________ Date_________________________ Electric Inventors QUIZ Who Am I? Read or look at each set of information and write the LAST name of the correct inventor. FARADAY - FRANKLIN - EDISON My kite experiment was shocking! That was the day I discovered electricity. Who am I? _____________ It’s hard to see in the dark. That’s why I invented the light bulb. That little glass bulb made me famous! Who am I? _____________ Want to go to the movies tonight? You would not have movies without me. I invented the 1 st talking moving pictures. Who am I? _____________ Glasses that help people see things both near and far away. My bifocals changed sight forever. Who am I? _____________ Electricity + magnetism = ??? I kept asking this question, and my experiments with electromagnetism made me famous. Who am I? _____________ Gotta get across town in a hurry? You’d be walking without my electric motor invention. Who am I?______________ Venn Diagram Put the NUMBER of each statement in the correct circle. 1.From North America 2.Invented phonograph 3.Lived during the 18 th century 4.Invented lightning rod 5.Grew up in London 6.Avid Reader 7.Used Franklin’s ideas to study electricity Ben Franklin Tom Edison Mike Faraday Ben & Mike Tom & Mike Ben & Tom All 3

Name___________ ANSWER KEY________________ Date_________________________ Electric Inventors QUIZ Who Am I? Read or look at each set of information and write the LAST name of the correct inventor. FARADAY - FRANKLIN - EDISON My kite experiment was shocking! That was the day I discovered electricity. FRANKLIN Who am I? FRANKLIN It’s hard to see in the dark. That’s why I invented the light bulb. That little glass bulb made me famous! EDISON Who am I? EDISON Want to go to the movies tonight? You would not have movies without me. I invented the 1 st talking moving pictures. EDISON Who am I? EDISON FARADAY Who am I? FARADAY Glasses that help people see things both near and far away. My bifocals changed sight forever. FRANKLIN Who am I? FRANKLIN Electricity + magnetism = ??? I kept asking this question, and my experiments with electromagnetism made me famous. FARADAY Who am I? FARADAY Gotta get across town in a hurry? You’d be walking without my electric motor invention. FARADAY Who am I? FARADAY Venn Diagram Put the NUMBER of each statement in the correct circle. 1.From North America 2.Invented phonograph 3.Lived during the 18 th century 4.Invented lightning rod 5.Grew up in London 6.Avid Reader 7.Used Franklin’s ideas to study electricity Ben Franklin Tom Edison Mike Faraday Ben & Mike Tom & Mike Ben & Tom All

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