WISE Kids Crossword & Scavenger Hunt Inventions

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  1. 5. This invention in 1923 by Garrett Morgan has three lights to direct ___: green, yellow, and red. Did you know Morgan was the first black person in Cleveland, Ohio to own a car? Hunt: Take a picture on your next outing of a stop light or something that has all three colors on it.
  2. 6. When Ruth Wakefield invented chocolate chip cookies, she used this brand of chocolate. Hunt: For some cookies and eat one for me.
  3. 11. The Home Security System was co-invented by Mary Van Brittan ___ in 1966.
  4. 12. Nancy Johnson invented the first ice cream maker in 1843. What state was she living in when she invented it?
  5. 13. Charles Goodyear is commonly known as the inventor of this material in 1839. However, this material had already been used by the Aztecs in a ceremonial game called Ollama. Take a picture of something other than a tire that is made of rubber.
  6. 14. What kind of TV did Guillermo Gonzalez Camarena invent in 1946? Hunt: Take a pic of your favorite show on your TV.
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  1. 1. Josephine Cochran invented what commonly used kitchen tool? Hunt: Have someone take a pic of you loading this invention.
  2. 2. Due to cost, Philip __ was forced to drop out of school at age 14... but as an adult, he began to study bees. The construction of the honeycomb inspired him to rethink computer processing, and in 1989, he invented the world’s first super computer. Hunt: Picture please of your iPad, PC, of gaming system. They likely are even more super than this first invention.
  3. 3. When Christopher Columbus landed in the Caribbean, he found natives resting in cotton netting tied between two trees or poles. What is this native invention called? Hunt: If you had one where would you place it? Take a pic of the location.
  4. 4. Dr. Maria ___ developed the first solar heated home in 1940 with the help of Eleanor Raymond.
  5. 7. What is the last name of the black woman who invented the ironing board?
  6. 8. Margaret ___ invented the machine that can make paper bags with a flat square bottom. Fun fact - a man named Charles Annan tried to steal her invention, but she won the lawsuit against him to take back her idea. Another fun fact - her career started as an inventor at 12 years old! Hunt: Find a paper bag in your house that she invented.
  7. 9. This invention by Mary Anderson allows drivers to see through their windshields when it's raining. However, the inventor never made any money, since Cadillac used the idea after the 17-year patent expired in 1922.
  8. 10. This is the first name of the woman who invented the foot-pedal trash can and refrigerator shelves. Hunt: Take a pic of one of her inventions.
  9. 11. Roberto Landell de Moura, a catholic priest from this country, invented the wireless telephone system. Hunt: Find a map and take a pic of this country.