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Thomas Edison: Resource and Activity Book

For Students 1st - 6th
What other inventions was Thomas Edison responsible for besides the telegraph and lightbulb? Incorporate a set of worksheets into your study of Edison and other inventors. The 48-page packet includes all types of activities from word...
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Patent Analysis: Wright Brothers' Flying Machine

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Ideas take flight in an exciting activity exploring the Wright Brothers. Scholars view the Wright Brothers' patent for their flying machine and makes educated guesses as to the purpose of the document. Scholars discuss the purpose of...
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Telegrams!

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students read and analyze original telegrams to learn about people involved in and process of building the world's first Ferris wheel, examine correspondence between inventor and engineer to understand planning necessary to build Ferris...
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Chandler Unified School District

Art Masterpiece: Leonardo’s Inventions—Leonardo da Vinci

For Teachers 6th
Leonardo da Vinci is the focus of a hands-on activity that encourages scholars to become inventors. Pupils brainstorm and sketch their idea, compose a detailed depiction using a mirror writing technique, and antique the paper for a...
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Education City

Black History Month

For Teachers K - 6th Standards
Enhance Black History Month with a twenty-page resource designed to boost scholars' knowledge of the great accomplishments made by African Americans. Learners take in fun facts about famous inventors such as George Washington Carver and...
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American Institute of Physics

Eunice Foote: Scientist and Suffragette

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
The greenhouse effect and climate change are hot topics in today's news. Young scientists may be surprised to learn that the concept is not a new one. In fact, Eunice Newton Foote, scientist, inventor, and suffragette, discovered the...
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Inventions

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students study invention steps and design their own invention. In this invention lesson, students discuss inventions and the process of inventing. Studnets write in an inventor's journal and study various types of inventions. Students...
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Inventions- The Impact

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate inventions and the impact they can have on people. For this technology lesson, students research Thomas Edison and discuss how the invention of the light bulb impacted others. Students sketch out an invention they...
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Techno Timeline

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars create a timeline of inventors. In this dual history/science lesson plan, students research inventors of technological products, then work in groups to create a timeline of events. The timeline may include science...
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Eureka! I've Got an Idea

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars research the accomplishments of an inventor. They create a web site based on the research including historical, economic and scientific impact of the invention.
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Imaginative Minds

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders study the lives and creations of several significant inventors as well as designing their own invention and submitting it to a mock patent process. They determine the importance of notable inventions and their impact on...
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Inside Information

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students research and write reports about inventions and inventors. They develop graphic organizers to organize their information, and create reports on the impact of inventors and inventions.
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RISE AND REVIEW

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students 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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Inventors and Inventions 1

For Teachers K - 5th
Students research how Velcro and sticky notes were invented. In this research report, students use the Internet to learn about how to common inventions came to be. Students write a report about their findings.
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Children's Literature Across the Curriculum Ideas-The Gadget War

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students read The Gadget War by Betsy Duffey. They complete a variety of cross-curricular activities surrounding inventors and inventions. Included are reading, art, math, science, writing, social studies, and library connections.
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Inventions 2: The Impact

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils see what inventors have to think about when making an invention, particularly the kinds of effects they can have on people.
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The History of Computers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars study the people and inventions related to computers. They research famous people for each invention they created and create a timeline of the inventor and his inventions. They present an oral presentation about the...
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Test Your Research Skills - Amazing Inventions

For Students 5th - 7th
In 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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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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Inventors and Innovators

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the scientific enterprise and the contributions of diverse people. They explore some of the more practical applications of the scientific enterprise. Students describe how the cast cooler works, and discuss how inventor...
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This is Your Life

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle or high-school pupils choose a scientist to research. They collect biographical information and explore their contributions to scientific understanding. With all that they compile, they create a scrapbook of the scientists' life....
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The Impact

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars study different inventors and inventions.  In this invention introduction lesson students pretend that they are an inventor and come up with their own invention.  
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Simple Machines

For Students 5th - 8th
Here is a good four-page worksheet designed to get your young inventors thinking about a simple machine they could design and build. They must answer some basic questions about their machine, draw a sketch of their idea, and write a...
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Creature Inventor Team

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students design their own pretend creatures and places to live by working together as a team. They connect their imaginary creatures and habitat to invent a story about how they live or an event that could happen to them.

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