Inventions Activities

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Inventions

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Rev Up Your Veggies: A Physical Science Activity

In this science activity, elementary students cooperatively design, build, and race cars made from fresh produce.

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Inventions

Science

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The Ferris Wheel

Try a printable science activity that focuses on wheels as simple machines.

Subjects:

Machines

Inventions

Vocabulary

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Now or Long Ago?

Compare items from the present era with those from the past.

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Inventions

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Become an Inventor

Enhance science skills with an activity that focuses on the creative process.

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Science

Inventions

Social Studies and History

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George Washington Carver – Coloring Page

Children read a short biography of the African-American inventor George Washington Carver, who discovered hundreds of…

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African-American History

Inventions

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Ingenious Inventors Match

Match major discoveries in science and technology with the scientists and inventors responsible for them.

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Social Studies and History

Inventions

Science

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Light Bulbs

Try a printable science activity that focuses on facts about light bulbs.

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Science

Science Activities and Experiments

Inventions

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Introducing Inventions Multiple Choice

Test students understanding of key inventions vocabulary words with this multiple choice quiz.

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Vocabulary

Language Arts and Writing

Inventions

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Fact Pyramid

Students research invention facts and illustrate them.

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Inventions

Social Studies and History

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What's in a Name?

Students come up with new names for the colors in a box of 24 crayons. They will learn how to design a box with the…

Subjects:

Mathematics

Inventions

Social Studies and History

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Investigate an Invention

Enhance science skills with an activity that focuses on inventions.

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Library Resources

Reading and Literature

Inventions

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Inventions

Distribute a printable social studies activity that focuses on the chronological order of inventions.

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Inventions

Social Studies and History

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Lewis Temple

Lewis Temple, a man of color, invented the toggle harpoon in 1848. This device increased the efficiency of the whaling…

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African-American History

Inventions

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Thomas Edison Revisited

Try a printable science activity that focuses on facts about Thomas Edison.

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Library Resources

Reading and Literature

Reference Materials

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Tuned In

In this science activity, students can build their own crystal radio.

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Inventions

Science

Social Studies and History

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The Microwave Oven

Interesting facts and fun activities related to the microwave oven.

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Social Studies and History

Inventions

Nutrition

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Sarah Boone Coloring Page

Sarah Boone patented the ironing board in 1892. In this printable, children read about this famous African-American…

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African-American History

Inventions

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My Invention

Try a printable science activity that focuses on designing a machine.

Subjects:

Science

Machines

Inventions

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Web Research: Lesson 2

Lesson 2 in a series for middle-school students learning to use the Internet for research projects, provides data on…

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Inventions

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The Acadian Dikes

A lesson that focuses on the Acadian culture and how they used dikes to prosper in their farming community. Because…

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Inventions

Society Development and Technology

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Contraption Carnival

Design a contraption or invention for a class-wide contest and presentation.

Subjects:

Science

Engineering

Inventions

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Behold the Fork

Interesting facts and fun activities related to the fork.

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Inventions

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The Pen Is Mightier

Interesting facts and fun activities related to the ballpoint pen.

Subjects:

Inventions

Penmanship

Language Arts and Writing

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