Timeline: Thomas Edison

Questions

1. Read a timeline According to the timeline, what happened in 1879?

   Began experiments with Charles Best in Toronto that led to insulin Demonstrated a light bulb that could glow for many hours Began working as a mathematician at the agency that later became NASA Moved with his parents to Canada
2. Read a timeline In what year did this happen? "Opened one of the first power stations, in New York City."

   1877 1882 1931 1876
3. Read a timeline On the timeline, what happened next after "Opened a laboratory for inventing in Menlo Park, New Jersey"?

   Demonstrated a light bulb that could glow for many hours Opened one of the first power stations, in New York City Edison is born in Milan, Ohio Invented the phonograph, which recorded and played back sound
4. Read a timeline According to the timeline, where was Thomas Edison born?

   Johannesburg, South Africa Edinburgh, Scotland London, England Milan, Ohio
5. Timeline math How many years does the timeline cover from the first event after birth to the last event in the list?

   7 6 35 16
6. Text features Why is a timeline a good way to show this information?

   It shows events in the order they happened. It shows where places are on a map. It shows how big things are. It explains the meaning of words.

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