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Inventions – Teacher Resources

August is National Inventors Month. Explore inventors and inventions with your students by using lessons and printables to discover a world of unlimited possibilities. There are plenty of hands-on science activities to encourage creativity and engage students of all ages in learning. From catapults to artificial hearts, you'll find a variety of reading passages about the history and people behind innovations in technology. Additional resources include art activities, puzzles, and timelines.
Printables
Who's in the News Bulletin Board
Building with Toothpicks and Marshmallows
Chinese Inventions Word Search
Inventions & Machines Printable Book (K-4)
List of Inventions and Discoveries
Create Your Own Invention
Women Scientists & Inventors Printable Book (4-8)
More Popular Inventions Printables
Lesson Plans
Invent a Sport
John Fitch: Pioneer Steamboat Inventor
Inventions: 1780-1870
Invention Connection
History of Automobiles
More Inventions Lesson Plans
References
List of Firsts for U.S. Cities
History of Chopsticks
African-American Inventors
Booker T. Washington
Biographies of African-American Inventors
More Inventions References
Games & Puzzles
Individual Room Temperature Controls Puzzle
The Modern Street-Cleaner Puzzle
Now or Long Ago?
Ingenious Inventors Match
Chinese Inventions Word Search: Answer Sheet
More Inventions Games & Puzzles
Inventions Resources for Women's History Month
Sarah Boone Coloring Page
Women Inventors
The Modern Street-Cleaner Article
Individual Room Temperature Controls Article
More Inventions Resources for Women's History Month
Inventions Resources for Black History Month
Garrett A. Morgan Invents Traffic Light
George Washington Carver Little Book
George Washington Carver -- Coloring Page
Inventors
Everyone Needs Shoes
Inventive Analogies
Jan E. Matzeliger
More Inventions Resources for Black History Month
Art, Music, Drama, & Inventions Connected
All About Ballet Tutus
What Do You Know About Tattoos?
Photographs in a Flash
The Invention of the Zoom Lens
It's Instrumental
Invent It! Illustrate It! Share It!
Fact Pyramid
More Inventions Activities for Art, Music, & Drama
Inventions & Mathematics Connected
Who's Responsible for This?
Make an Invention Time Line
When Did That Happen?
If My Calculator Could Talk!
What's in a Name?
More Inventions Activities for Math Class
Inventions Resources for Language Arts
The Travois -- An Indian Farming Tool
Daily Warm-Up 43 for Gr. 1 & 2: American History
Kingfisher Young Knowledge: Robots Teacher's Guide
Daily Warm-Up 110 for Gr. 5 & 6: Historical Fiction
The Pen Is Mightier
Daily Warm-Up 112 for Gr. 1 & 2: Historical Fiction
Daily Warm-Up 110 for Gr. 1 & 2: Historical Fiction
More Popular Inventions Resources for Language Arts
Science & Inventions Connected
Bringing Science History to Life
Classroom Catapults
Science, Technology, and Society: Virtual Heart
The Light Bulb
Science, Technology, and Society: Time Machine
Science, Technology, and Society: Robots in Space
Wind-Up Cars
More Popular Inventions Activities for Science Class
Health, Safety, & Inventions Connected
The Razor's Edge
All About Washing Machines
The Microwave Oven
A Frozen Delight
A Chilling Experience
Daily Warm-Up 48 for Gr. 1 & 2: American History
Rev Up Your Veggies: A Physical Science Activity
More Inventions Resources for Health & Safety
Inventions Activities for Social Studies
Inventions of the 1970s
Science, Technology, and Society: The Power of Plastic
The Acadian Dikes
Louis Braille
Roller Skates
Cyrus McCormick: Agricultural Inventor
Contraption Carnival
More Popular Inventions Activities for Social Studies
Inventions in Transportation History
Taxi!
Nonstop Flight Around the World
First Hot-Air Balloon Flight
All About Rickshaws
Learn About Transportation Firsts
More Inventions in Transportation History

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