The document discusses British inventions throughout history. It provides clues and questions about famous British inventions such as matches, vacuum cleaners, flush toilets, hovercrafts, televisions, radios, telephones, rubber bands, catseye road studs, lawn mowers, light bulbs, steamboats, steam engines, postage stamps, Christmas cards, the World Wide Web, electric kettles, and fax machines. Students are tasked with identifying the name, date, and inventor of each invention based on the clues and part of the object provided. The inventions highlighted range from the 18th century to modern times.

1. Let’s celebrate our inventions !
Sophie Gaiffe Ruth Sanders
Collège Jean Rostand Velindre community school
Draguignan Port Talbot
France Wales
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2. British inventions
Ashleigh
Ashleigh
Mitchell
Mitchell
Cameron Havard
Cameron Havard
Cameron Walsh
Cameron Walsh
Damien Davies
Damien Davies
Ricky Davies
Cameron Mortimer
Charlie Jacobs
Charlie Jacobs
Brad Paul
Brad Paul
Joshua Jacques
Michael Coleman 2

3. Clues
1. The first letter of this invention is M
2. Part of the object
Ashleigh Elena
Name of the invention Matches
Date of the invention 1827
Name of the inventor John Walker
Date of birth 29/5/1781
Date of death 1/5/1859

4. Clues
1. It is used to clean.
2. The first letters of this invention are V and C.
Ricky Eloïse . B
Name of the invention Powered vacuum cleaner
Date of the invention 1901
Name of the inventor Hubert Cecil Booth
Date of birth 4/7/1871
Date of death 14/1/1955

5. Clues
1. The name of the invention has 2 words.
2. You use it in the home. The second word starts with « t »
Part of the object
Damien Enzo’s answers
Name of the invention Flush toilet
Date of the invention 1596
Name of the inventor Sir John Harrington
Date of birth 1561
Date of death 1612

6. Clues
1. The first letter of the invention is « H ».
2. The first letter of the inventor ‘s name is « C ».
Part of the object
Cameron Havard Loic’s answers
Name of the Hovercraft
invention
Date of the 1959
invention
Name of the Christopher Cockerell
inventor
Date of birth 4th June 1910
Date of death 1st june 1999

7. Clues
1. It’s an item we use in the home.
2. The first letter of the inventor’s name is J.
Part of the object
Joshua Louise’s answers
Name of the invention Television
Date of the invention February 1925
Name of the inventor John Logie Baird
Date of birth 1888
Date of death 1946

8. Clues
1. This was used in the Battle of Britain .
2. It was used to determine the position of aircraft.
Part of the object
Michael Coleman Estelle’s answers
Name of the invention Radio Waves
Date of the invention 1935
Name of the inventor Robert Watson Watt
Date of birth 1892
Date of death 1973

9. Clues
1. The first letter of the inventor’s name is A.
2. He died at the age seventy five.
Part of the object
Cameron Mortimer Marie’s answers
Name of the invention Telephone
Date of the invention 1875
Name of the inventor Alexander Graham Bell
Date of birth March 3rd 1847
Date of death August 2nd 1922

10. Clues
1. The first letter of the inventor is « S ».
2. You can use this to band things together
Part of the object
Cameron Walsh Nadia’s answers
Name of the invention Rubber Band
Date of the invention 17th March 1845
Name of the inventor Stephen Perry
Date of birth 19th Century
Date of death Cannot find an answer – can you?????

11. Clues
1. The name of the invention begins with C
2. The name of the inventor begins with P
Part of the object
Charlie Theo’s answers
Name of the invention Catseye Road Studs
Date of the invention 1933
Name of the inventor Percy Shaw
Date of birth 15th April 1890
Date of death 1976

12. Clues
1. The first letter of the object is L but there are two words.
2. It’s used to keep the grass in check.
Part of the object
Ashleigh Sarah’s answers
Name of the invention Lawn Mower
Date of the invention 1830
Name of the inventor Edwin Beard Budding
Date of birth 1795
Date of death 1846

13. Clues
1. The first letter of the inventor’s name is « J ».
2. This object can help us see.
Part of the object
Cameron Havard Yann’s answers
Name of the invention Incandescant Light Bulb
Date of the invention 1860
Name of the inventor Sir Joseph Wilson Swann
Date of birth 31st October 1828
Date of death 27th May 1914

14. Clues
1. The first letter of the invention is «S »
2. The inventor’s name begins with « H »
Charlie Leana’s answers
Name of the invention Passenger Steamboat
Date of the invention 1812
Name of the inventor Henry Bell
Date of birth 7th April 1767
Date of death 14th March 1830

15. Clues
1. The name of the inventor starts with letter « G »
Part of the object
Cameron Walsh Clement’s answers
Name of the invention Steam Locomotive Engine:
Stevenson’s Rocket
Date of the invention 1829
Name of the inventor George Stevenson
Date of birth June 9th 1781
Date of death 12th August 1848

16. Clues
1. The name of this invention starts with the letter « P ».
2. It changed a system in Britain.
Part of the object
Mitchell Amael ’s answers
Name of the invention The Postage Stamp
Date of the invention 1st May 1840
Name of the inventor Rowland Hill
Date of birth 1795
Date of death 1879

17. Clues
1. The name of this invention has 2 words. (in English)
2. This invention is used to send greetings at a festive time.
Part of the object
Brad Candice’s answers
Name of the invention First commercial Christmas card
Date of the invention 1843
Name of the inventor Henry Cole
Date of birth 15/7/1808
Date of death 18/4/1882

18. Clues
1. The inventor’s name starts with the letter T.
2. Without this we would not have eTwinning!
Part of the object
Mitchell Hugo’s answers
Name of the invention The World Wide Web
Date of the invention 1989
Name of the inventor Tim Berners Lee
Date of birth 8/6/1955
Date of death Still alive

19. Clues
1. The name of the invention begins with E .
2. There were two inventors of this product.
Part of the object
Damien Thomas’ answers
Name of the invention (Automatic) Electric Kettle
Date of the invention October 1955
Name of the inventor Bill Russell & Peter Hobbs
Date of birth 1920 & 1916
Date of death 2006 & 2008

20. Clues
1. The first letter of the invention is F.
2. This invention was used to send copies of documents
Part of the object
Brad Coralie’s answers.
Name of the invention Fax Machine
Date of the invention 1848
Name of the inventor Alexander Bain
Date of birth 1811
Date of death 2/1/1877

21. British inventions
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