Comparing Inventors and Their Inventions

In this assignment, you will compare two inventors and explain how their inventions helped people. Use what you learned about comparing and contrasting to answer the questions. Remember to use evidence from two texts in your Benchmark book to support your answers.

Choose two inventors from your Benchmark book. Think about how their inventions are similar and how they are different. Also, think about how each invention helped people.

Who are the two inventors you chose? Write their names and the inventions they made.

How are the inventors or their inventions similar? Give one example using evidence from the texts.

How are the inventors or their inventions different? Give one example using evidence from the texts.

Explain how each invention helped people. Use details from the texts to support your answer.