The Fire Breather - Storyworks | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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In Ohio, Garrett got a job...

in a factory

How did Morgan's hood help change the way fires are fought?

answers will vary

What simile does the author use at the beginning of the text to describe Morgan's safety hood?

They looked like elephant trunks!

Garrett like to __________

fix things/take things apart and put them back together

Why were fires such a problem in the early 1900s?

People worked and lived in crowded buildings.

What did Morgan's safety hood do?

It filtered out deadly gases.

Garrett Morgan's most famous invention is ...

the gas mask/safety hood

How did Garrett Morgan learn about the fire in the tunnels under Lake Erie?

The fire department called him.

Garrett Morgan also invented....

a new kind of traffic light

Why did Garrett Morgan move to Ohio?

There were better opportunities for black people there.

How did Garrett get a better job and more money?

He taught himself how to fix the factory's sewing machines.

What happened on March 25, 1911?

A fire broke out in a factory in New York, killing 140 people.

By 1910, Garrett Morgan...

owned his own clothing shop

How did Garrett Morgan's safety hood work?

answers will vary

In what ways (name two) did Garrett Morgan experience racism?

answers will vary

How did Garrett Morgan show that his safety hood worked?

answers will vary

Garrett had a _________ mind.

curious

What happened on July 25, 1916?

An explosion inside a tunnel, under Lake Erie

Why did Garrett Morgan quit school?

He had to help his family earn money.

Why did Morgan create his safety hood?

He wanted to help firefighters save more lives.

Garrett Morgan was born in

Kentucky