Curiosity: The Need to Know More
The videos that follow present different parts of Edison's childhood and adult life and how he demonstrated some of his key character traits: curiosity, perseverance, and creativity.
Curiosity
Do you often wonder about things—where they come from, what they’re made of, how they work? Curiosity is the desire to understand something. This desire usually leads to asking more and more questions about it.
As you play this video, listen for information that answers the following questions:
- How long did Edison attend school? How did he learn outside of school?
- What did Edison do that showed he was a curious child?
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