Adventures in Time and Place

Adventures in Time and Place
Grade 4: New York
Infographic #6: Made in New York
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1. Fire up your imagination! Learn how these New Yorkers grew up to become some of the world’s greatest inventors. Go to Inventor of the Week Archive.
http://web.mit.edu/invent/www/archive.html

Click the letter C and then Willis Haviland Carrier.
Read about this inventor. Then click the Back arrow.
Using the alphabet at the top of the page, click E and read about George Eastman.
Go back and click Gertrude Belle Elion.

Online Activity: Famous New York Inventors!
Use what you learned at the Web site about New York inventors Willis Carrier, George Eastman, and Gertrude Belle Elion. Drag the facts about each inventor to the correct box. When you finish, click Check. Try again until you get them all right!

2. Ilion, New York, was the home of Eliphalet Remington, one of this state’s most famous inventors. Learn about the impact on this New York community of Remington and his inventions! Take a look at Postcards of Ilion, New York.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyherkim/ilion/sweeney1.html

Study these places and events related to Remington. Read each postcard caption and click the image to see it close-up.
Click the Back arrow to return to the postcard page and continue viewing other postcards.
At the bottom of the page, click Continue on to Part 2 to see more.
Follow the same directions for Part 3.
If time permits, click Back to Ilion, N.Y. History Page and read about the history of this New York town.

Offline Activity: Create a Postcard
Think about a business, industry, or invention that began in your hometown or a nearby one. Find out about streets, buildings, or landmarks named after famous people. Explore library-media resources and talk with adults, such as town government officials, to find out who or what your town is known for. Then, create a postcard to honor your town's claim to fame. Draw a picture for the front of your postcard. Write a short caption explaining why the person, industry, invention, or event is significant.