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=**TASKS**=

Creating or Redesigning an invention
====Using the webquest, you will research the history of several inventors and inventions, gain knowledge as to how some inventions came up with their ideas, and learn the process of inventing. You task will be to travel through the history of the computer, History of computer Hardware and Computer History Museum. You will see examples of other inventions that changed the way we work and live. Then you will redesign an invention.====

Task 1-Creating a Timeline
Your first task is to travel through the time lines below to research the history of invention. go to each time period below to learn about inventions and inventors of that period. Think about how you use some these inventions and how they have impacted your life.

http://inventors.about.com/od/timelines/a/twentieth.htm

Now that you have completed your journey through the Timeline, you need to go back and choose an invention from each time period that you found to be interesting or that you think has improved our quality of life. Record the information.

=Computer History Museum=

[|Computer **History** Museum 2005 (Part 1 of 3)]

[|Computer **History** Museum 2005 (Part 2 of 3)]

[|Computer **History** Museum 2005 (Part 3 of 3)]

=Examples of other inventions that changed the way we work and live. Explore the changes and refinements of these inventions.=

1. **Sewing machine**: Originally was mechanical rather than electric and had to be operated by a foot pedal

[|http://web.bryant.edu/~ehu/h364proj/sprg_99/cox/sew_mach.htm] []

2. **Phonograph**: Which evolved into the CD player

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You have had the opportunity to learn about several inventions and how they come to be invented. Now it's your turn to be the inventor!
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