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Percy Shaw invented cats' eyes for the roads after he was inspired by a pair of real cat's eyes which reflected his car's headlights.

British Inventors

Inventors are people with big ideas. In this quiz, you will meet British inventors and explore how their creations helped to solve problems in everyday life.

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Fascinating Fact:

British inventors have made new machines, medicines and ways to share information. Their ideas changed how people live and work.

In KS1 History, children learn about British inventors who created new objects, machines and processes. Pupils explore what each invention did and how it changed people’s lives at the time.

Key Terms

Inventor: A person who thinks of a new idea and creates something that did not exist before.
Invention: A new object, machine or way of doing something that helps people.
Patent: A special legal document that says only the inventor is allowed to make and sell their invention for a time.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

Who are some famous British inventors for KS1 children?

KS1 children might hear about inventors such as Alexander Graham Bell, who worked on the telephone, and Tim Berners-Lee, who helped to create the World Wide Web.

What do KS1 children learn about British inventors in history?

They learn simple stories about how British inventors had ideas, tested them and made new things. Lessons often show how these inventions made work easier or communication quicker.

How can I explain an invention to a KS1 child?

You can say an invention is a “new clever idea that helps people.” Show an everyday object, like a light bulb or phone, and talk about how life would be different without it.

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1 .

John Montagu invented something most of us have eaten in our lifetime. What was it?

The chocolate bar

The sandwich

The banana

The yoghurt

John was the Earl of Sandwich. One day, he was too busy to have a formal meal, and instructed his cook to pack his meat inside the bread to save him time - and the sandwich was invented!

2 .

Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. This is why we sometimes say...

Alexander is calling

I'm calling Graham

Pick up the Alex

Give me a bell

Another man, Thomas Watson, helped Bell with his invention. They had the very first telephone conversation!

3 .

John Logie Baird invented something most of us have in our living rooms. What is it?

The carpet

The armchair

The television

The window

Televised moving images first appeared in 1926, but they were very blurry!

4 .

Percy Shaw invented a road safety device after he saw a cat at the side of the road. What was it?

The reflective cats' eyes in the centre of the road

The traffic light

The white line

The road sign

The light from his headlights shone and was reflected by the cat's eyes, saving him from driving off the edge of the road

5 .

Edwin Beard Budding developed something for gardeners in 1830. What was it?

The lawn mower

The seed packet

The hosepipe

The spade

The reel mower was a set of blades set in a cylinder on two wheels. When you push the lawn mower, the cylinder rotates, and the blades cut the grass

6 .

William Caxton invented the printing press. The first English printed book was all about...

How to train dogs

The history of the city of Troy

The discovery of America

The development of car racing

The book sold recently for hundreds of thousands of pounds

7 .

Stephen Perry invented a little thing we all have in our homes. What was it?

The drawing pin

The staple

The paper clip

The elastic band

Perry invented the rubber band to hold papers or envelopes together

8 .

Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web. His first version was called...

Ask And Understand Most Things

Enquire Within Upon Everything

Query All Things Always

Challenge All The Answers

The WWW was first used in 1990 and is used in most homes today

9 .

John Venn invented a visual device used in mathematics. What was it?

The John Graph

The Venn Diagram

The John Chart

The Venn Axis

The diagram is a visual way to represent sets, and their unions and intersections

10 .

Sir Robert Alexander Watson-Watt invented Radar in 1935. What does RADAR stand for?

Reminding Army Duty And Rifles

Ranging And Delivering Any Radios

RAdio Detection And Ranging

Red And Dark Always Runs

Radar was invented to track storms and keep aircraft safe

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Author: Angela Smith (Primary School Teacher & KS1 Quiz Writer)

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