Adventures of the puzzle squad.

Casey's hero is the famous inventor, Thomas Edison. Casey wants to know what Thomas was like as a young boy. Let's travel back in time with Casey and Annie to meet Thomas.

Look ar the picture closely. Do you see things that Thomas Edison invented? They are the:

* light bulb
* record player
* movie projector
* electric battery
* telephone
* electric lamp
* radio

DON'T TOUCH THAT!

Thomas likes to do science experiments. He has a laboratory at home. He marked all the bottles "POISON." Please circle the two bottles that look exactly the same.

The third bottle from the left on the top shelf and the fourth bottle from the left on the middle shelf are the same.

PUZZLING PENNIES

Thomas saves pennies to buy chemicals for his experiments. Hidden in this picture are twelve pennies. Where are they?

LISTEN UP!

Connect the dots to see one of Thomas's future inventions. What is it?

The picture is a phonograph (record player).

KEY TALK

Casey and Thomas are doing an experiment. Thomas is tapping out a message on a telegraph. The message is above the telegraph key. Now look at the Morse code key on the wall behind Casey. Can you figure out what Thomas is saying?

Thomas's message is: LET'S EAT.

WRONG YEAR

Casey is amazed by what he sees on this train. Ten things were not invented until after 1879. Please circle them.

The inventions that don't belong are: a radio, a CD player, a telephone, a TV, a calculator, a laptop computer, a curling iron, an electric toothbrush, a tape player, and a flashlight.

HOW MANY?

Casey knows that Thomas lived to be eighty-four years old. How many things did he invent? To find out, count the number of 10s hidden in this picture. Then multiply your answer by eleven.

There are ten "10s" in the picture. Edison patented almost 1,100 inventions.

Hear YE, HEAR YE!

Annie is puzzled. She knows that Thomas will invent the microphone and the record player. What else does she know about Thomas? Unscramble these words for the answer.

Edsino aws amolts faed yb eag twevle.

Edison was almost deaf by age twelve.

LAB ON A TRAIN

Thomas had his own lab on the train. He did experiments there in his spare time. One day, he was kicked off the train. Guess why. A clue is printed at the bottom of Annie's newspaper.

Edison was kicked off the train after a fire started in his laboratory.