An engaging 22 slide powerpoint teaching pupils about Ruth Benerito’s invention and how it changed the world. Includes a teaching PowerPoint, input, experiment, video link, differentiation, plan, all printables and an extension task.
The complete PowerPoint teaches the science behind creasing and how this affected the cotton industry in the 1960’s. Visual and bright images make the theories easy to understand and will spark curiosity for science.
Includes:
- A hands on experiment to do at the start of the lesson as an opener and engagement tool.
- A helpful video link of Ruth explaining what she has achieved and how.
- A range of activities for differentiation.
- A challenge focusing on a clear and short biography of Ruth Benerito explaining why she is such an inspirational scientist and what she achieved in her life.
- A detailed and easy-to-follow plan.
A lesson written for a year 5 class based on the new curriculum learning objective:
They should find out about how chemists create new materials, for example, Ruth Benerito, who invented wrinkle-free cotton.
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