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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Alexander Graham Bell: Scientist, Inventor, and Teacher

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Using a short video and two primary sources, students will learn about Bell's inventions and his work with the deaf community.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Word Search: Scientists and Inventors

For Students 9th - 10th
A fun word search game with terms about Scientists and Inventors. Play online or print out a version for use in class or at home.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography for Kids: Scientists and Inventors

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains links to biographies of famous scientists and inventors such as Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, Galileo, and Marie Curie. Learn how these men and women made discoveries that changed the world forever.
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Handout
National Inventors Hall of Fame

National Inventors Hall of Fame: Charles Goodyear

For Students 9th - 10th
Charles Goodyear made improvements in India-rubber fabrics which eventually lead to the formation of tires. The National Inventors Hall of Fame website contains a short biography about this inventor.
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Other

Black Inventor Online Museum: George Washington Carver

For Students 9th - 10th
BlackInventor.com profiles George Washington Carver, inventor, teacher, and scientist whose discoveries greatly changed American agriculture.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Crossword Puzzle Print Out for Kids: Scientists and Inventors

For Students 9th - 10th
Print out a crossword puzzle game about Scientists and Inventors. Learn about history and have fun at the same time.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Wright Brothers: Inventors of the Airplane.

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the Wright Brothers's biography. Inventors of the airplane.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Crossword Puzzle Game for Kids: Scientists and Inventors

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about scientists and inventors in this interactive crossword puzzle game.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Johannes Gutenberg Biography for Kids: Inventor of the Printing Press

For Students 3rd - 8th
Kids learn about Johannes Gutenberg's biography on this site. Read all about the inventor of the printing press that changed the world.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Leonardo Da Vinci Biography for Kids: Artist, Genius, Inventor

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site gives a biography of the renaissance man of many talents including artist, science, and inventor known as Leonardo da Vinci.
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Other

Black Inventor Online Museum: William Purvis

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read about the African-American inventor, William Purvis, who improved the fountain pen. Included is a list of his other inventions.
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National Inventors Hall of Fame

National Inventors Hall of Fame: Alexander Graham Bell: Telephone

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical information and a photograph of Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone.
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National Inventors Hall of Fame

National Inventors Hall of Fame: Frank Julian Sprague

For Students 9th - 10th
Find the inventor profile of 2006 inductee Frank Sprague.
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National Inventors Hall of Fame

National Inventors Hall of Fame: John Deere

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a brief biography on the inventor of the plow, John Deere and the success of the plow.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Benjamin Franklin: Founding Father and Inventor

For Students 9th - 10th
On this site find Benjamin Franklin's biography. Learn about this inventor, scientist, statesman, and Founding Father of the United States.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Inventor of the Week: Lewis H. Latimer

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this site to learn about the inventor of the carbon-filament light bulb, Lewis H. Latimer (1848-1928 CE).
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Other

Lee De Forest, American Inventor: The Complete Lee De Forest

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive site covering all aspects of Lee de Forest, his inventions, writings, and personal life. Find drawings and pictures of his audion tube and find out about his legacy, especially in the world of electronics.
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Smithsonian Institution

Lemelson Center: Spark!lab: Inventor Profiles: Charlotte Cramer Sachs

For Students 3rd - 8th
Charlotte Cramer Sachs held the patents on many inventions. She invented quick baking products such as Joy muffin mixes, as well as accessories for dogs and musical games. One invention was a precursor to the retractable dog leash. A...
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Inventors and Inventions: Bryan Kolb

For Students 9th - 10th
The biography of Bryan Kolb, whom many refer to as the founding father of behavioral neuroscience, is featured in this article, along with his Behavioral Neuroscience research. Watch a video, listen to audio or read an article about...
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Inventors and Inventions: Bruce Nodwell

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Bruce Nodwell's "Nodwell 110", which is a tracked vehicle that can travel through the squishy muskeg in Alberta.
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Smithsonian Institution

Lemelson Center: Spark!lab: Inventor Profiles: Joseph B. Friedman

For Students 3rd - 8th
Joseph B. Friedman invented the bendable straw, which he patented in 1937. Read about his life here and the history of this famous invention.
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Smithsonian Institution

Lemelson Center: Spark!lab: Inventor Profiles: Charles F. Brannock

For Students 9th - 10th
Charles F. Brannock's most famous invention was the Brannock Device. It is used worldwide today for measuring feet in order to determine proper shoe size. Original drawings for it can be viewed here, along with a biographical profile of...
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Inventors and Inventions: Alex Taylor

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Alex Taylor--Edmonton's first telegrapher, meteorologist, lightning manipulator and timekeeper--who is most widely know as being the father of Edmonton's telephone system.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Inventors and Inventions: Dr. Xingwei Wu

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Dr. Xingwei Wu, the developer of hybrid electroluminescent flat-panel display screen, more commonly known as the flat colour TV screen or computer monitor.

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