aCTIVITITES to learn about women and inventions and discoverts.

1. ACTIVITIES
STRUCTURE : Divide classroom in groups of 4 max. Each group have a copy of the cards..
1. Match picture with invention and find out information about author and date
of innovation to fill the table.
WHO ( Author ) WHEN ( Date ) WHAT ( Innovation).
2. Fill the table :
WHO ( Author ) WHEN ( Date ) WHAT ( Innovation).
Ada Covelace
Maria Sibylla Merian
Caroline Herschel
Marie Curie
Hedy Lamart
Valentine Tereshkova
Athene Donald
Anousheh Ansari
Florence Nightingale
Shirley Ann Jackson
Elisabeth Blackburn
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2. 3. Bibliography:
Add other sites you consider relevant to find out information about
women and inventions.
Sites suggested:
www.Enchantedlearning.com
www.science. Howstuffworks.com
www.factmonster.com
www.buzzfeed.com
www.commons.wikimedia.org
www.women-inventors.com
www.en.m.wikipedia.org.
Www.mentalflosh.com/.../things-you-might-not-know.
4. Choose an invention and prepare a leaflet to sell it.
The leaflet should contain author, date and innovation. Add whatever
is needed to empathaise the value of the invention.
[Annex 2. . Is an example of the leaflet. Can be a diptic , a triptic, including uses, advantages,
how to buy it /order it. ]
5. Create an invention with your team.
Can be a daily object , a tool, technology.
Prepare a presentation to capture the audience of your classroom. Use
prezi , powerpoint, or haiku . ( off line – prepare a card presentation
imitating previous programs.
6. Make a game . Buy an invention.
Make the board with examples of inventions and price them from 10
to 100 , the 4 jokers are your selection of four inventions from your
classroom inventions ( task 5), distribute along the board also extra
and expenses spaces ( see cards in annex 1).
Throw the dice and play it.
Answer the questions.
- How much money do you have left?
- How many things have you bought?
-Did you pay VAT? ,
- Did you get any Vouchers?.
- Which are the inventions selected as jokers?, Why?.
- How much the most expensive item of your board cost?/
how much was the cheapest?
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3. Annex 1. Innovations cards and labels.
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4. 2.
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5. 3
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6. 4
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7. 5
Annex 1. Labels . Women's inventions.
A. The DISHWASHER
B. The LIFE RAFT
C. THE CENTRAL HEATER
D. The ICE CREAM MAKER
E: WIRE LESS TRANSMISSION
F. The MONOPOLY

8. 6.
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9. RUBRIC
1. Match : 1C,2 A, 3D,4B,5F,6E.
Complete the information table.
Who When What
Alice Parker 1919 The central heater
Josephine Chrocaine 1887/1872 The dishwasher
Jamar Johnson 1843 The ice cream maker.
Marie Beasely 1880 The life raft
Elisabeth Magie 1904 The monopoly
Hedy Lamarr 1941 The wireless transmission
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10. 2. Complete the table.
WHO ( Author ) WHEN ( Date ) WHAT ( Innovation).
Ada Covelace 1840 Founder of computer algorism, publisher
several translations and notations to the
Analytical engine and others .
Maria Sibylla Merian 1705 Scientific ilustration and documentation of
butterfly illustration.(“Metamorphosis
insectorum Surinamensium”.
Caroline Herschel 1781 The first lady on Astronomy. With william
Herschel discovered the planet Uranus.
Marie Curie 1903 1rst woman Noble prize ( twice
1903,1911) for her radioactivity foundings
Hedy Lamart 1941 Wireless transmission
Valentine Tereshkova 1963 1rst woman in the space , aboard Voltok 6.
Athene Donald 2009-2013 Revolutionary treatment for Alzheimer. Is
the Chair of Athena Forum, which
promotes women in science.Her research
is focus in microscopy. Honorary
Doctorate.
Anousheh Ansari 2006 1rsg female private space explorer and
first space embassador 1rst iranian in the
space.
Florence Nightingale 1844-54 Oversaw hospitals during the Crimena
war, establishing nursery as a respectable
profession for women.
Shirley Ann Jackson 1999 The first african- american woman to lead
a national research University. Head of the
Nuclear Regular Comission
Elisabeth Blackburn 2009 Nobel prize for the telomere biology.
Hypatia of Alexandria 350-415 The hydrometer.
Beatrix Potter 1902 Victorian tales writer , illustrator and
natural scientist and conservationist.
Managed to publish t”The tale of petter
rabbit” in 1902.

11. 3. Add sites
Sites suggested :
Www.sdsc.edu/sciencewomen/lovelace.html
www.computerhistory.org
www.biography.com/people/
www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/ …/ada_lovelace.aspx
www.womeninscience.org
www.space.about.com
www.biography.com/people/...
www.britannica.com
www.encyclopedia.com
www.pinterest.com
www.astronautix.com
www.theguardian.com/science/ top 100 women .
Www.AnoushehAnsari.com
www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/nightingale_florence.shtlml
www.florence-nithingale.com
www.florence-nightingale.co.uk
www.victorian.web.org/history/crimea/florie.html.
Www.mygrothplan.org/biographies/ShirleyAnnJackson.html.
Www.nobelprize.org/
www.petterrabbit.com/en/beatrixpotter.
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12. Annex 2.
INVENTION'S name: Magic Gloves.
MATERIAL : rubber.
INNOVATION: suitable for everyone. Just one size.
Rubber resistant to temperature, toxic materials.
PRICE:________ Dollars, ________ Euro , __________ Pounds,
_______ Yuan AVAILABLE IN : shopping centres, supermarkets, …
ADVANTAGES:
flexible, resistant, economic, easy to store and recyclable.
AUTHOR :Group C.
HISTORICAL PRECEDENTS:
Laertes 1rst writen description in the L'Odyssey the Homer. Herodotus
mentioned again, Pluiny the Younger, Ancrene Wisse ( S.XIII) wrote about its
guiadance, Elisabeth I set the fashion for wearing it,...
( en.w.wikipedia.org)
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Annex 1. Game: INVENTIONS TO BUY
Objective: buy as much inventions as possible ,ending game with the biggest
amount of money left.
material : 2 dices, board, 4jokers and : 2 extra (+) and 4 expenses (-)cards.
RULES: IN GROUPS MAX. 4,
a) Select inventions to cover the spaces : science, technology, daily
objects ,others, Jokers : are the inventions created by the students ( in
task 5). . Distribute the + and – cards along the board.
b) Throw the dice to:
1) Start : 2 dices.The values ( X 100) indicate the starting amount of
money to play Ex: 2+4= 6X100= 600 money to start.
Play with 1 dice for the rest of the game:
2) Voucher: Dice value X10 + extra money
3) VAT : Pay % of the Dice value x 10 in your next acquition.
( e.g:: Hydrometer 90 , VAT: 50 = 45= 90+45=115.
4) Fine. Pay dice result x 10 .
5) Patent : register an invention, Pay 25
6) Buy material : Pay dice value X 10
7) Earn money selling one of your items to one of your colleagues to
your choice. The dice indicate the number of the object you sell .
E.x: 3, the 3rd
item I have bought was the iron board, iron board
is 50 money, hence total + 50 ., but – 50 to your colleague.
Cards to distribute along the board. Extra cards , expenses,
( students inventions ex.5), inventions review. ( science, daily
obj,others, technology.
Voucher +
VAT - PAY A
FINE for
stealing an
idea -
PATENT :
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