Charles Francis Richter was born on April 26th, 1900 and was an American seismologist and physicist. Richter is most famous as the creator of the Richter magnitude scale which, until the development of the moment magnitude scale in 1979, quantified the size of earthquakes. Earthquakes fascinate children and are an interesting theme to try out. [...]
As it’s the anniversary of Guglielmo Marconi’s birthday on April 25th, this is a good opportunity to learn all about radio. Guglielmo Marconi was instrumental in the invention of radio and it’s a great theme to do with kids. I especially like the idea of children making their own podcasts based on things that they are [...]
In celebration of Wilbur Wright’s brithday on 16th April, flight is a good theme to do with children. From Wikipedia: The Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur , were two Americans credited with inventing and building the world’s first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight, on December 17, 1903. In [...]
In 1876, at the age of 29, Alexander Graham Bell invented his telephone. In 1877, he formed the Bell Telephone Company. Alexander Graham Bell might easily have been content with the success of his telephone invention. His many laboratory notebooks demonstrate, however, that he was driven by a genuine and rare intellectual curiosity that kept him regularly [...]
Light is a form of energy and it can be natural or artificial. Most natural light comes from the Sun but artificial light can be made through other forms of energy such as electricity. The light bulb is one example and its inventor was Thomas Edison, one of the most famous inventors of all time. [...]
[All content from Wikipedia] Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. As a scientist, he was a major figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics [...]
The Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur were two American brothers, inventors, and aviation pioneers who were credited with inventing and building the world’s first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight, on December 17, 1903. In the two years afterward, the brothers developed their flying machine into the first [...]
Play the new Wright Brothers 2003 Game and increase your knowledge of the Wright Brothers and the events leading up to that eventful day.
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