Competencies

Mathematical competence in science, technology and engineering

Personal, social and learning to learn competence

Entrepreneurial Competence

Activity

Josephine Cochrane's dishwasher

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Theme: Household appliances

Competencies

Mathematical competence in science, technology and engineering

Personal, social and learning to learn competence

Entrepreneurial Competence

Subjects and year by Educational System

Spain > Technology > 4th ESO > Technological operators

Enunciation

Observations and context

We can link Josephine Cochrane's invention  to other everyday inventions made by women in the late 19th and 20th centuries: the sewing machine (Helen Blanchard), the hypodermic syringe (Letitia Geer), the coffee machine (Melitta Bentz), the disposable nappy (Marion Donovan), the lifeboat (Maria Beasley), the ink pen (Bette Nesmith Graham) or the windscreen wiper (Mary Anderson).  

Description

Exercise on researching and summarising information. In this exercise, we will:

Describe objects.
Look up information. 
Summarise key ideas.

 

 

 

Answer

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