๐ก Worksheet: Who Invented It?
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Match each scientist or inventor with what they are famous for, then answer the questions.
Exercise 1: Match the scientist to the invention
Draw a line to match each pair:
| Al-Khwarizmi | Important studies of light and optics |
| Ibn Sina (Avicenna) | The telephone |
| Al-Jazari | The printing press with movable type |
| Ibn al-Haytham | He laid the foundations of algebra |
| Alexander Graham Bell | The Canon of Medicine |
| Johannes Gutenberg | Water clocks and ingenious mechanical devices |
Exercise 2: Questions about scientists
- Who wrote The Canon of Medicine?
- Who is considered the father of algebra?
- Which Arab scientist studied light and optics?
- Who invented the telephone?
- Which machine did Gutenberg develop?
Exercise 3: True or false?
True / False
- Ibn Sina wrote a book on medicine.
- Gutenberg invented the telephone.
- The word โalgorithmโ comes from the name of Al-Khwarizmi.
- Al-Jazari was a famous inventor of mechanical devices.
- Ibn al-Haytham studied light.
- The telephone was invented in the twenty-first century.
Answer key (for the teacher)
Exercise 1: Al-Khwarizmi โ He laid the foundations of algebra ยท Ibn Sina (Avicenna) โ The Canon of Medicine ยท Al-Jazari โ Water clocks and ingenious mechanical devices ยท Ibn al-Haytham โ Important studies of light and optics ยท Alexander Graham Bell โ The telephone ยท Johannes Gutenberg โ The printing press with movable type
Exercise 2: 1. Ibn Sina (Avicenna) ยท 2. Al-Khwarizmi ยท 3. Ibn al-Haytham ยท 4. Alexander Graham Bell ยท 5. The printing press
Exercise 3: 1. โ ยท 2. โ ยท 3. โ ยท 4. โ ยท 5. โ ยท 6. โ