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Questions
- Who discovered polonium and radium?
- What did Margaret Knight invent?
- Where did Hedy Lamarr’s invention have a big impact?
- When did Hedy Lamarr help the military with her invention?
- Why did women sometimes have trouble putting their names on their inventions?
- Did Marie Curie win any Nobel Prizes? (Yes/No)
- Do schools and museums now teach about female inventors? (Yes/No)
True or False
- Marie Curie’s work helped develop X-rays.
- Margaret Knight invented a machine for making paper bags.
- Hedy Lamarr’s invention is not related to modern technology.
- Female inventors always received a lot of attention for their work.
- The text says that innovation is only for men.
Discussion Questions
- Can you think of any other inventors, male or female, that you know?
- Have you ever had an idea for an invention? What was it?
- Why do you think it is important to learn about inventors from different backgrounds?
- How do you think inventions can change our daily lives?
- Would you like to be an inventor? Why or why not?
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Answer Key
Questions
- Marie Curie discovered polonium and radium.
- She invented a machine for making paper bags.
- It had a big impact on the military and later in modern technology (Wi-Fi and Bluetooth).
- During World War II.
- Laws and social rules made it difficult for women to get patents or credit.
- Yes.
- Yes.
- True
- True
- False
- False
- False