WORKSHEETS
Assemble a layered book detailing important innovations in transportation throughout history.
Teach your students about the invention of the zeppelin, the original airship. This activity will teach your students…
Teach your students about the invention of the submarine and its impact on the history of the world. This activity will…
Here's a list of the notable inventions and firsts of the 1900s.
REFERENCE
Students read a brief biography of George Washington Carver and put together a lift-tab book about him. This printable…
Learn how Edison invented the light bulb.
Introduce your students to influential inventors with this mini-book. Included are biographies of Thomas Edison, the…
Design a contraption or invention for a class-wide contest and presentation.
Students imagine what a day would be like without the many electronic inventions to which they have become accustomed.
Students draw analogies as a way to learn about inventions that occurred after the Civil War.
BOOK GUIDES
Children will enjoy reading The Day-Glo Brothers, a true story about Bob and Joe Switzer – two brothers who…
Encourage pupils to learn more about the first public transatlantic phone call with this printable worksheet. Use the…
Teach your pupils about the world's first underground railway, which opened in 1863 in London, using this printable…
LESSON PLANS
Use these PowerPoint slides to introduce the topic of inventions. Save this file to your computer and open it in…
Students practice vocabulary relevant to inventions by reading the definition and using the word in a sentence they…
Throughout history, people have been fascinated by the prospect of flight. Leonardo Da Vinci drew diagrams and built…
What kind of dual-purpose, environmentally-friendly appliance will you have in the future? (Such as the trash-to-energy…
Teach students about historical figures, events, inventions and discoveries through steampunk for young readers. These…
This printable can be assigned as a summer take-home activity to help keep students' creativity active and flowing. This…
Sarah Boone patented the ironing board in 1892. In this printable, children read about this famous African-American…
Try a printable science activity that focuses on designing a machine.
In this printable daily warm-up, students read a passage on Thomas Edison's invention of the light bulb and answer…
DAILY WARM-UPS
Teach your students about the history of transportation. This printable warm-up about railroads includes a nonfiction…
Introduce students to the work of Bill Gates with a nonfiction reading passage. Check their understanding of the text…
