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U.S. History

Thomas Edison’s Light Bulbs

By Janet Giel-Romo, Ed.D.

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Thomas Edison was a scientist. He was from Ohio.

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He was born on February 11, 1847. He lived about 200 years ago!

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Back then, people had to light a candle or lantern to see at night.

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People did not have outlets in their houses. There was no electricity.

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Edison worked in a lab. He worked on inventions. He made new things.

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Edison invented light bulbs for lamps.

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Edison connected electricity to houses. Now people could plug things into outlets.

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People did not need candles or lanterns for light. They had lamps.

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Push Let’s Play

Thomas Edison is famous for inventing the light bulb.

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Let’s take a quiz!

Who is this man?

A. Edison

B. Lincoln

A. Edison

This is Thomas Edison.

Where is he from?

B. Ohio

A. Arizona

B. Ohio

Thomas Edison is from Ohio.

Where did he work?

B. Office

A. Lab

A. lab

Thomas Edison was a scientist. He worked in a lab.

What did Edison invent?

B. Light bulbs

A. Trains

B. Light bulbs

Edison invented light bulbs.

What do light bulbs go in?

B. a lantern

A. a lamp

A. a lamp

Light bulbs go in a lamp.

What makes a lamp work?

B. matches

A. an outlet

A. an outlet

You plug a lamp into an outlet.

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