Trampolines

Reorder the following

• experiments with a bouncer made of heavy canvas and a steel frame in his garage.

• refines his bouncer using strips of rubber to connect the canvas to the frame.

• joins a tumbling group that uses the bouncer for performing.

• takes his improved bouncer to a swimming camp where it becomes popular among swimmers and divers.

• sees trapeze artists at a circus.

Reorder the following

• takes his improved bouncer to a swimming camp where it becomes popular among swimmers and divers.

• names his invention "trampoline" and opens a store to sell them.

• gain popularity and are used for exercise and by the military to help pilots.

• joins a tumbling group that uses the bouncer for performing.

• eventually used in the Olympics, fulfilling George Nissen's lifelong goal.

What was the problem George Nissen faced with his early bouncer invention?

• a) It was too heavy.

• b) It was too small.

• c) It wasn't springy enough.

• 1. d) It was too expensive.

How did George Nissen solve the problem with his early bouncer?

• By selling it to a circus.

• By using strips of rubber to connect the canvas to the frame.

• By adding more steel to the frame.

• By abandoning the project altogether.

Why did George Nissen continue to refine his bouncer invention?

• Because it was already perfect.

• Because he wanted to sell it to a swimming camp.

• Because he wanted it to be just right for improving sports skills.

• Because he wanted to make it heavier.

What did George Nissen hope to achieve by improving his bouncer invention?

• To make it more expensive.

• To make it heavier.

• To make it more springy for improving sports skills.

• To make it smaller.

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• It added variety to the games.

• What motivated George Nissen to invent the trampoline?

• He aimed to improve diving, tumbling

• How did George Nissen's invention impact the Olympics?

• By experimenting with different material

• What did George Nissen name his invention?

• Trampoline

• How did George Nissen refine his early bouncer invention?

• For exercise

• What was one of the uses of trampolines mentioned in the text?

Match the following

• It becomes popular for practicing flips.

• Nissen takes the bouncer to a swimming camp.

• He refines it with rubber strips.

• George Nissen sees trapeze artists at a circus.

• He invents the trampoline.

• Nissen experiments with a bouncer.

Match the following

• It becomes popular for exercise and mili

• Nissen names it "trampoline" and sells it.

• They are used in the Olympics.

• Nissen joins a tumbling group.

• Trampoline's popularity grows.

• Trampolines become popular.