Inventions of the 1920s
Learning Goals:
There were many new inventions developed in the 1920s both in Canada and the United States. Today you will use the internet to discover what some of these inventions were and how they changed all of our lives.
As you examine the following web pages, fill in the chart that has been given to you by Mrs. Hicknell.
1. Batteryless Radio
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0006903weeblylink_new_window
2. Variable Pitch Propellor
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0008166weeblylink_new_window
3. Insulin
http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/200/301/nlc-bnc/heroes_lore_yore_can_hero-ef/2001/h6-204-e.htmlweeblylink_new_window
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/en/article/sir-frederick-grant-banting/
4. Snowmobile
https://www.historicacanada.ca/content/heritage-minutes/joseph-armand-bombardier?media_&
(close the pop-up video that appears and then you will see the one you need!)
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0007509weeblylink_new_window
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/en/article/joseph-armand-bombardier/
5. Band Aid
http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/bandaid.htmweeblylink_new_window
6. Lie Detector
http://inventors.about.com/od/fstartinventions/a/forensic_2.htmweeblylink_new_window
- I can identify and describe new inventions from the 1920s
- I can make connections between new inventions from the 1920s and my own life
There were many new inventions developed in the 1920s both in Canada and the United States. Today you will use the internet to discover what some of these inventions were and how they changed all of our lives.
As you examine the following web pages, fill in the chart that has been given to you by Mrs. Hicknell.
1. Batteryless Radio
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0006903weeblylink_new_window
2. Variable Pitch Propellor
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0008166weeblylink_new_window
3. Insulin
http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/200/301/nlc-bnc/heroes_lore_yore_can_hero-ef/2001/h6-204-e.htmlweeblylink_new_window
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/en/article/sir-frederick-grant-banting/
4. Snowmobile
https://www.historicacanada.ca/content/heritage-minutes/joseph-armand-bombardier?media_&
(close the pop-up video that appears and then you will see the one you need!)
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0007509weeblylink_new_window
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/en/article/joseph-armand-bombardier/
5. Band Aid
http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/bandaid.htmweeblylink_new_window
6. Lie Detector
http://inventors.about.com/od/fstartinventions/a/forensic_2.htmweeblylink_new_window