Garrett Morgan: Inventor and Hero
A worksheet for 4th graders to learn about the life and inventions of Garrett Morgan, including his traffic signal and safety hood.
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Garrett Morgan: Inventor and Hero
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Read about Garrett Morgan and answer the questions that follow. Good luck!
Garrett Augustus Morgan was an important African American inventor. He was born in 1877 in Kentucky and grew up to create many things that made life safer and better for people. He is famous for inventing the three-position traffic signal and a safety hood, which was an early version of a gas mask.
Before Morgan's traffic signal, traffic lights only had two positions: 'stop' and 'go'. This caused many accidents. Morgan added a 'caution' position, which warned drivers to stop before the light changed. This made roads much safer. His safety hood helped firefighters and others breathe in smoke-filled environments. This invention saved many lives, including his own when he used it to rescue workers from a tunnel explosion.
1. What was one of Garrett Morgan's most famous inventions?
The telephone
The light bulb
The traffic signal
The airplane
2. What important feature did Garrett Morgan add to the traffic signal?
A flashing yellow light
A 'caution' position
A pedestrian walk signal
A countdown timer
3. Garrett Morgan was born in in the year .
4. His safety hood was an early version of a .
5. Garrett Morgan's traffic signal helped to prevent accidents on the road.
True
False
6. Garrett Morgan never used his own safety hood invention.
True
False
7. How did Garrett Morgan's three-position traffic signal make roads safer than the old two-position signals?
8. What was the purpose of Garrett Morgan's safety hood, and how did it help people?