INVENTIONS

• IT'S A HOVERCRAFT!
  

• A can of tomato soup with a can opener

• Colorful yo-yo's
  
  
  

·Yo-yo's have been used as a toy for over 2,500 years. From which language does the word yo-yo come from and what does it mean?
The word "yo-yo" comes from Tagalog language (the language of the Philippines), meaning "to come back."
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/indexy.shtml


·What are mobiles?
Mobiles are airy, hanging sculptures that move with the wind.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/indexm.shtml

·When was the can opener invented?
The can opener was invented in 1858 by Ezra Warner.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/1800a.shtml

·What was invented by GM engineers Clyde Coleman and Charles Kettering?
Charles Kettering and Clyde Coleman were the inventors of the first electrical starter motor ignition system.
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blignition.htm

·Who invented hovercrafts?
The hovercraft was invented by Christopher Cockerell in 1956.
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blhovercraft.htm