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Thomas Edison: Biography Worksheet Download

Free social studies worksheets about Thomas Edison. Students read about the inventor of the phonograph and a long-lasting light bulb, then answer questions and put events in order.

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Each worksheet has a short biography of Thomas Edison followed by 5 questions about his life and the order of events in it.
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Each worksheet has a short biography of Thomas Edison followed by 5 questions about his life and the order of events in it.

Student objectives

  • Tell the main events of Thomas Edison's life
  • Name inventions that came from Edison's lab
  • Use years in a text to put events in order

Everyday practice

  • Count the light bulbs in one room of your home
  • Record your voice on a phone and play it back, then think about the first machine that could do that
  • Keep an idea notebook for a week, like an inventor
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