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    Issac Newton discovered gravity when an apple fell from a tree in his yard. Christopher Columbus discovered America while sailing west to reach Asia. Harry Coover invented super glue by accident while attempting to make a clear plastic for gun sights during World War II. John Thomson discovered the electron while studying electric discharges in his laboratory.

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    Issac Newton discovered gravity when an apple fell from a tree in his yard. Christopher Columbus discovered America while sailing west to reach Asia. Harry Coover invented super glue by accident while attempting to make a clear plastic for gun sights during World War II. John Thomson discovered the electron while studying electric discharges in his laboratory.

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    Issac Newton discovered gravity when an apple fell from a tree in his yard. Christopher Columbus discovered America while sailing west to reach Asia. Harry Coover invented super glue by accident while attempting to make a clear plastic for gun sights during World War II. John Thomson discovered the electron while studying electric discharges in his laboratory.

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    Accidental Discoveries and Inventions

    Group Work : Re-order the sentences below to write a report about the
    discoveries and inventions thathappened by accident.

    Issac Newton :

    Sitting / in / Newton / , / yard / when / his/he /


    apple / noticed / from an / a tree / was / fall .

    he / When / wondering / the / why / apple / down /


    falls/ discovered/,/he /gravity/ was.

    Christopher Columbus :

    Christopher Columbus / When / west / Asia /


    he/,/America / /discovered /was / suddenly /to /
    sailing 

    HarryCoover :
    During/ Harry Coover /World /attempting/ to /clear
    plastic/ for/ super / gun sights /,/War/ make / II / glue /
    when/ he /was / invented /by accident. 

    Joseph John Thomson :

    Joseph/electricdischarges/at/suddenly/
    laboratory/ his /Thomson /when/

    he/studying/discovered/the/was/John/electron.

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