Inventions
Lesson
Michael J. Colitz, Jr. is a registered
patent attorney - it's his job to make sure that an invention is a true
invention.
His Internet site Wacky Patent of the Month at
http://colitz.com/site/wacky/wackyold.htm
shows a collection of unusual inventions.
Activity
Choose a year and month from the bottom of the Internet site
http://colitz.com/site/wacky/wackyold.htm
to get to that month's wacky invention.
A. Answer the following questions. Print out your answers if you have done this
on a computer.
1. What year did you choose?__________________
2. What month?__________________
3. What is the name of the invention?__________________
4. Who invented it?__________________
5. When was it invented?__________________
6. What is its patent number?__________________
7. What is the purpose of the invention?
8. Draw a picture of the invention or copy a picture of it to your computer.
9. Do you think it is useful? ________ Why or why not?
B. Present your wacky invention to the class. Explain the following in your
presentation:
Where it was invented
Who invented this invention
When it was invented
Why it was invented
How it works
Why you think it is or is not useful
What you would change to make it better
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