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The Atomic Bomb by Mariel Andersen written and illustrated by Ms. Burke’s Fifth Grade Class Stony Point Elementary School March 10, 2005 At last, another project finished. It took about eight weeks to research, sketch, do our scratchboards, and write a brief paragraph describing our invention. Our inventions had to be invented between 1890 and the 1940s. After sketching rough drafts, we covered the backs of them with chalk. We then placed the drawing over a blank scratchboard and traced the lines on the sketch. The chalk lines appeared on the scratchboard and we etched them. The scratchboards were difficult to do, because many of our inventions had so many round shapes in their design. It’s nearly impossible to make round shapes with a scratchboard tool. We particularly enjoyed this project because it was so hands-on. We hope we can do another project like this in the future. Pilar and Mariel The process… The Virginia 5th grade Standards of Learning require that students study 20th century contributions. This book came about as a consequence of our desire to meet the standards as well as to produce a book of artistic and literary merit. Initially, we immersed ourselves in the information contained in piles of books from our classroom and school library. We created a brainstorming list of inventions between the years 1890-1949. We talked about which of these inventions still impact our lives today. Each student settled on one invention. We researched in books and the internet and found pictures of our inventions. Each student studied their topic, sketched the topic, converted it to scratchboard, and wrote about it. The first step in the art process was to sketch our image. Using our pencil sketches and chalk paper as carbon paper, we transferred the image onto the scratchboard. Using those lines as a guide, we scratched into the black ink of the scratchboard with a stylus. The detail work was done using different scratching techniques. For the writing process, we began with the information in hand and we did more research on our topic. We wrote our paragraphs and did the word processing on the computer. The final step was to mount our scratchboards and writing in an aesthetic manner and prepare them for our group display. The worst invention ever— The Atomic Bomb By Mariel Andersen The atomic bomb was created by a group of nuclear experts with very violent minds. They discovered a quick way to kill a lot of people by discovering how to split an atom. When you do that to a lot of atoms making up a lot of things, you damage the living and change the surviving molecules of structures and objects. An example of this chemical change; a school girl’s rice and barley lunch was completely carbonized. This powerful weapon was used on Hiroshima, Japan on August 6th, 1945, killing 56% of all Hiroshima residents and making the ruler of Japan, Hirohito, surrender to the U.S. Army, so we won the war against the Japanese. Where it detonated, temperatures reached 7,000,000 degrees centigrade making some things actually vanish. Their atoms were so damaged by the heat that they cracked into pieces and did not regain their shape. The atomic bomb had been tested before in New Mexico. The team that tested the bomb used only thirteen pounds of the explosive and made a hole 6 ft. deep and 1,200 ft. in diameter. The most destructive thing it did in testing was make a 60 ft. tall metal tower disappear from existence. The unfortunate people who tested it only wore protective eyewear, and the majority of them received a fatal amount of radiation and died in the next ten or fifteen years of radiation sickness. Countless amounts of innocent citizens of Hiroshima and Nagasaki got that sickness and passed it down to their children creating chromosome injury and stunted growth. Basically, that was what the atomic bomb was famous for — the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and all hope of an alliance with Japan. Band-Aid By Abbi Pence The band-aid was invented by Earle Dickson in the 1920’s. The band-aid was invented because Earle’s wife had a lot of accidents in the kitchen, and she needed quick relief for her hand. It was owned by Johnson and Johnson Company. Earle was rewarded by the Johnson and Johnson Company by being the vice- president of the Company. The Radio By: Abigail Williams The radio was created by Nikola Tesla. The first radio was used across the Atlantic Ocean on December 12, 1901. In 1865, the radio was promoted and popularized by Guglielmo Marconi. Today, radios are very popular. Radios can be used in many different ways. With every new radio they make, the more hi-tech they get. The Battery By Allison Higgins The alkaline battery was invented by Thomas Edison in 1901. He invented it to make a more convenient and storable battery source. It has 2 terminals, 1 is a positive terminal and the other is a negative terminal. It has a metal bar going through the center and has a foil shell. There are acidic liquids inside the shell, along with the metal rod. When the object the battery is in is turned on, it creates friction. The friction creates energy that makes the object work. The Car Radio By Alec Beretz The Car radio was invented in 1929 by William Lear, Elmer Wavering, Motorola, and other companies in the business. At first, radios were attached to the dashboard of a car and ran on their own batteries. That would be like nailing a juke box to the inside of your car. These were called travel radios. Unfortunately, these didn’t work very well. Motor interference and weak speakers made the radio hard to listen to. Soon, people created radios that would be specified for cars (the radio would be wired into the car, rather than laid on the dashboard and nailed in). There was a problem with these too. You couldn’t listen to it without turning off the car. Then finally, in the 1930’s, they nearly perfected it. They stopped using different batteries for the radio, and made it connect to the car battery. Now when they used the car, they could turn on the radio and listen to music while driving. Finally! I was getting tired of this lame 20th century technology. Latex By: Cody Crickenberger Did you know latex grows on trees in Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Sri Lanka? All of these places, as you know, are islands that the tsunami hit. In 1876, a man by the name W. Schloman invented latex. Latex is used for many things including paint, gloves, socks and band-aids. Color Photography By Connor Lilley Color photography was not invented by one person. It was patented in 1903. In 1848, Edmond Becquerel discovered a way to make photographs in color temporarily. He put a layer of pure silver chloride on the photo. In 1911, R. Fisher discovered chromogene developer, this gave photos better color. COTTON CANDY By: Amanda Jackson Cotton candy was invented in 1897. Cotton candy’s first name was Fairy Floss. In England, it’s called candy floss. Cotton candy was first eaten in Nashville, Tennessee, at the St. Louis World Fair. At the fair, they sold over 68,655 boxes for 25 cents per box. My picture is of an original cotton candy machine. RRaaddaarr By Daniel Nadkarni Radar was invented in 1904 by Christian Hulsmeyer from Germany. Radar stands for RAdio Detection And Ranging. Radar can “see” objects such as landmasses, weather formations, and other vessels by sending out sonar and receiving the signals and projecting them on a screen. Radar was first used by the Allies in 1941 for use in the military. 8 V FORD By Erik Berininger The Ford V 8 was invented by the Ford Company in 1934. With its single piece engine, the Ford V8 was 20 years ahead of its time. The Ford V8 was considered the American Dream car. It had 65 horse power, weighed 2,898 lbs, and cost only $610! At first, Henry Ford advertised with “The American people can have any color car they want as long as the color they want is black,” but after cars came in color, he used “get behind the wheel, try the new Ford feel.” By Heather Crosby Egyptian’s would make flat, un-even pizzas. They would bake them inside mud ovens in the 1900’s. Raffaele Esposit was known for inventing the pizza, in 1889, in Italy. The word pizza is believed to be an Old Italian word meaning “a point”. American soldiers in War World II named pizza a very enjoyable meal. Maxwell House Coffee By Holly Harper WOW….. Did you know that Americans consume 4,848 cups of coffee per second, 24 hours a day? Never ever put coffee creamer near a fire, because you might start a huge fire. Creamer is extremely flammable. Don’t drink coffee at night if you are planning to sleep. You will be jumping off the walls, or worse! Did you know that it takes 5 years for a coffee tree to yield its first crop? Did you know that if you want an adventurous meal, that you can use coffee and tea to tenderize meat, flavor liquor and color eggs? The Ferris Wheel By: Tessa Diehl The first Ferris wheel was invented by George W. Ferris. He invented it to be a cool new invention for the 1893 World’s Fair. It was supported by two 140 foot steel towers.
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