KIDS QUIZ
FAMOUS INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In April 1870, Bell moved to Boston to train teachers to teach deaf students how to speak at the Boston School for Deaf Mutes. Successful, he repeated the program for teachers at two other schools for the deaf. In October 1872, Bell opened his own school in Boston and worked as a private tutor for deaf students.
Detailed explanation-2: -Alexander Melville Bell, his father, was the creator of a series of symbols that that showed speech-the position and movement of the lips, throat, and tongue when making sounds. This was called “Visible Speech” and was used to teach deaf people how to speak.
Detailed explanation-3: -But before he became known the world over as an inventor and an entrepreneur, Alexander Graham Bell pursued another career. To mark Teacher Appreciation Week, we’d like to take a look at the work of Alexander Graham Bell, educator. Teachers and students at a Boston school for the deaf, 1871. Bell is on the top step.