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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.

Whiteboard Compatible Mini-Lessons

Introducing Inventions Mini-Lesson
More Mini-Lessons

Printables

Create Your Own Invention
Building with Toothpicks and Marshmallows
List of Inventions and Discoveries
Benjamin Franklin Little Book
Helen Keller
Famous Firsts: 1940s
Chinese Inventions Word Search
More Popular Inventions Printables

Lesson Plans

Invention Connection
Invent a Sport
Inventions Plus
History of Automobiles
Understanding Penicillin and Mold
More Inventions Lesson Plans

References

Elijah J. McCoy - Biography & Activities
George Washington Carver
History of Chopsticks
List of Firsts for U.S. Cities
Booker T. Washington
More Inventions References

Games & Puzzles

Ingenious Inventors Match
Now or Long Ago?
Individual Room Temperature Controls Puzzle
The Modern Street-Cleaner Puzzle
Timeline: The Early Years of Video Games (1889-1972)
More Inventions Games & Puzzles

Inventions Resources for Women's History Month

Women Inventors
The Modern Street-Cleaner Article
Sarah Boone Coloring Page
Individual Room Temperature Controls Article
Women Scientists & Inventors Printable Book (Grades 4-8)
More Inventions Resources for Women's History Month

Inventions Resources for Black History Month

George Washington Carver – Coloring Page
Garrett Morgan Coloring Page
George Washington Carver Little Book
Inventors
Joseph Winters Coloring Page
Garrett A. Morgan Invents Traffic Light
Inventive Analogies
More Inventions Resources for Black History Month

Art, Music, Drama, & Inventions Connected

My Invention Book
What's in a Name?
Invent It! Illustrate It! Share It!
Back to Nature?
Reading Warm-Up 25 for Gr. 3 & 4: Walt Disney Biography
What Do You Know About Tattoos?
The Invention of the Zoom Lens
More Inventions Activities for Art, Music, & Drama

Digital Books

Eyewitness: Invention
Eye Wonder: Invention
Gallery of DK Digital Books for Social Studies

Inventions & Mathematics Connected

Make an Invention Time Line
If My Calculator Could Talk!
When Did That Happen?
Who's Responsible for This?
Literature & Math: Stories about Time
More Inventions Activities for Math Class

Inventions Resources for Language Arts

Thomas Edison Revisited
American History Reading Warm-Up: The Invention of Coca-Cola
The Day-Glo Brothers Literature Guide
Reading Warm-Up 110 for Gr. 5 & 6: Historical Fiction
Robert Fulton: Inventor
The Travois -- An Indian Farming Tool
Investigate an Invention
More Popular Inventions Resources for Language Arts

Science & Inventions Connected

Inventions & Machines Printable Book (K-4)
Cyrus McCormick: Agricultural Inventor
Rev Up Your Veggies: A Physical Science Activity
Inventions & Machines Printables Slideshow
Classroom Catapults
Invent-a-Fair
Invent-a-Fair Introduction
More Popular Inventions Activities for Science Class

Health, Safety, & Inventions Connected

A Chilling Experience
The Microwave Oven
A Frozen Delight
Reading Warm-Up 45 for Gr. 1 & 2: American History
Reading Warm-Up 48 for Gr. 1 & 2: American History
What Are Some Bacterial Diseases?
How Has Disease Affected Us over Time?
More Inventions Resources for Health & Safety

Inventions Activities for Social Studies

Thomas Alva Edison, Inventor
My Book of Ingenious Inventors
The Invention of the Light Bulb Little Book
Learn About Transportation Firsts
Gallery of DK Digital Books for Social Studies
The TV Generation
Samuel Morse
More Popular Inventions Activities for Social Studies

Inventions in Transportation History

All About Rickshaws
Taxi!
Nonstop Flight Around the World
First Hot-Air Balloon Flight
Transportation Firsts Layered Little Book
More Inventions in Transportation History

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