Who Invented the Light Bulb?: read-along
Who Invented the Light Bulb? as a read-along for the projector: 10 pages, 844 words, level 11, grade 6.
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Who invented the light bulb? Ask almost anyone, and they will say Thomas Edison. But the rangers who care for his laboratory in New Jersey say it plainly: Edison did not invent the first light bulb. People were making bulbs before he was born. The trouble was that those bulbs burned out after a few minutes. A light that dies in minutes is a wonder, but it is not much use at suppertime. The real story has many more people in it than one.
Keys: ← → or Page Up and Page Down turn the page, Space starts and pauses the voice, Home and End jump, F fills the screen. Tapping the right side of a page goes on; the left side goes back.
How to use it
- Press Full screen (F) to put the book on the projector.
- Press Read to me (Space), or read it yourself and turn pages with the arrow keys or a tap. Pick the Pace that suits the class.
- After the last page, three questions come up to talk about.
About this book
- Level 11, Grade 6
- 10 pages, 844 words, about 6 minutes aloud
- A true book, gentle
Related
About Who Invented the Light Bulb?
Most people say Thomas Edison. The park rangers who care for his lab say he did not invent the first one. What he and his Menlo Park team did, and what others did first.
Words to preview
- filament (FIL-uh-ment)
- glowing thread
- carbonized (KAR-buh-nyzd)
- burned to carbon
- dynamo (DY-nuh-moh)
- power maker
- laboratory (LAB-ruh-tor-ee)
- science workplace
- patent (PAT-ent)
- inventor's legal claim
- incandescent (in-kan-DES-ent)
- glowing from heat
Questions that fit any book
- What is one new thing you learned from this book?
- Which page told you the most? What did it say?
- What would you still like to find out about this?
Questions
How long does Who Invented the Light Bulb? take to read aloud?
It has 10 pages and 844 words, so about 6 minutes at the Steady pace and a little less at Quick. If you stop to talk on the way, plan for more.
What reading level is Who Invented the Light Bulb??
Level 11, Grade 6. The library numbers its levels from 0 to 18 and puts the level of a book on its cover; level 11 sits at grade 6. A level is a guide for choosing, so look at the pages yourself.
Whose voice is it?
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Where does this book come from?
It was written for Peabody's library as a true book. It is not copied from a textbook or another site.
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