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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
Garrett A. Morgan Invents Traffic Light
George Washington Carver – Coloring Page
Sarah Boone Coloring Page
Garrett Morgan Coloring Page
Joseph Winters -- Coloring Page
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams -- Coloring Page
George Washington Carver Little Book
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Lesson Plans
Invent a Sport
Inventions: 1780-1870
History of Automobiles
Invention Connection
John Fitch: Pioneer Steamboat Inventor
More Inventions Lesson Plans
References
Messages on Candy Hearts
George Washington Carver
African-American Inventors
Booker T. Washington
Biographies of African-American Inventors
More Inventions References
Games & Puzzles
Chinese Inventions Word Search
Now or Long Ago?
Individual Room Temperature Controls Puzzle
Timeline: The Early Years of Video Games (1889-1972)
The Modern Street-Cleaner Puzzle
More Inventions Games & Puzzles
Inventions Resources for Women's History Month
Women Inventors
Women Scientists & Inventors Printable Book (Grades 4-8)
Famous Firsts in Aviation
The Modern Street-Cleaner Article
Individual Room Temperature Controls Article
More Inventions Resources for Women's History Month
Inventions Resources for Black History Month
Inventors
Sarah Breedlove Walker – Coloring Page
Everyone Needs Shoes
Lewis Howard Latimer -- Coloring Page
Jan E. Matzeliger
Who's in the News Bulletin Board
Elijah J. McCoy - Biography & Activities
More Inventions Resources for Black History Month
Art, Music, Drama, & Inventions Connected
Building with Toothpicks and Marshmallows
My Invention
What Do You Know About Tattoos?
All About Ballet Tutus
Photographs in a Flash
The Invention of the Zoom Lens
It's Instrumental
More Inventions Activities for Art, Music, & Drama
Inventions & Mathematics Connected
Make an Invention Time Line
Who's Responsible for This?
Literature & Math: Stories about Time
When Did That Happen?
If My Calculator Could Talk!
More Inventions Activities for Math Class
Inventions Resources for Language Arts
Poetry Wheel
Reading Warm-Up 48 for Gr. 5 & 6: American History
Thomas Edison Revisited
Reading Warm-Up 110 for Gr. 5 & 6: Historical Fiction
Reading Warm-Up 21 for Gr. 5 & 6: Biography
Investigate an Invention
Inventing the Hovercraft
More Popular Inventions Resources for Language Arts
Science & Inventions Connected
Create Your Own Invention
List of Inventions and Discoveries
Inventions & Machines Printables Slideshow
Inventions & Machines Printable Book (K-4)
Classroom Catapults
Invent-a-Fair
Understanding Penicillin and Mold
More Popular Inventions Activities for Science Class
Health, Safety, & Inventions Connected
How Has Disease Affected Us over Time?
The Razor's Edge
A Frozen Delight
All About Washing Machines
The Microwave Oven
What Are Some Bacterial Diseases?
A Chilling Experience
More Inventions Resources for Health & Safety
Inventions Activities for Social Studies
Helen Keller
Famous Firsts: 1940s
Inventors and Inventions of the 1960s
Louis Braille
Thomas Alva Edison, Inventor
Benjamin Franklin Little Book
The Invention of the Light Bulb Little Book
More Popular Inventions Activities for Social Studies
Inventions in Transportation History
All About Rickshaws
Nonstop Flight Around the World
Taxi!
Passenger Planes: Concorde
Passenger Planes: Boeing 707
More Inventions in Transportation History

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