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Curated OER

History of the Telephone, Radio, and Light Bulb

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students research and discuss the history of the telephone, radio, and light bulb. In this invention history lesson, students access Internet sites to explore the inventors and the invention of the telephone, the radio, and the light...
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Lesson Plan
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Teach Inventions with PowerPoint

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students research famous inventors and what they invented. In this technology instructional activity, students gather facts about a specific invention and create a PowerPoint slideshow about it. Students practice adding in animation and...
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Organizer
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Early Twentieth Century Technological Advances

For Students 6th
In this early twentieth century technological advances worksheet, students complete the grid for 9 inventions by filling in the inventor, how it was introduced and how it impacted society.
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Lesson Plan
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Science and Technology

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students research inventions that have been created. In this historical technology lesson, students read the Harcourt Brace social studies textbook and discuss how inventors used graphs to display data. Students create a table to write...
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Worksheet
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A to Z of Black Inventors

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this Black history worksheet, students trace the letters and color the invention for all of the inventions created by Black inventors.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Do Some Research: Inventions 8

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this inventions research worksheet, students read the sentence and research in the library or on the Internet to find the answer and then write it on the blue line. Students then write a short report about this topic: George _______,...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Test Your Research Skills - Amazing Inventions

For Students 5th - 7th
For this research skills worksheet, students will look up the name of the inventor and the date each item was invented. There are 25 items to research.
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Lesson Plan
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RISE AND REVIEW

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers work in small groups to brainstorm responses to teacher posed questions as a means of review and present their Interview Projects. They present certain inventions, inventors, and scientific discoveries.
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Worksheet
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Do Some Research: Inventions 5

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this inventions research worksheet, students read the sentence and research in the library or on the Internet to find the answer and then write it on the blue line. Students then write a short report about this topic: Charles _____,...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Do Some Research: Inventions 10

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this inventions research activity, learners read the sentence and research in the library or on the Internet to find the answer and then write it on the blue line. Students then write a short report about this topic: French chemist...
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Organizer
Curated OER

ESL Conversations: Inventions and Inventors

For Students 6th - 7th
In this ESL conversation worksheet, students work in pairs to ask questions in the passive form. Students use the sentences provided and change them to passive questions. All pertain to inventions. It is unclear if students are to answer...
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Unit Plan
Have Fun With History

Have Fun With History: Science and Invention

For Students 9th - 10th
Module with links to resources and videos on science, inventions and technology of the 19th and 20th Centuries that changed the course of American history.
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New York Times

New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Inventors

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The New York Times Learning Network has developed interactive & printable crossword puzzles. The theme of this one is Inventors.