To describe how Edison created the first modern research and development laboratory complex and explain its function.
To explain how Edison used his new complex to develop products and create industries that still affect our lives today.
To describe the process of invention from having experienced it through a simulation activity.
To investigate how technological and industrial developments have affected the students' own community.
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Did You Know?
Did you know that Thomas Edison worked on electric car batteries in the early 1900s? He thought it would be the car of the future. His wife's favorite car to drive was a Detroit Electric. Today, Edison NHS has three electric cars dating from 1908 to 1914.