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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
Building with Toothpicks and Marshmallows
List of Inventions and Discoveries
George Washington Carver – Coloring Page
Create Your Own Invention
Who's in the News Bulletin Board
Chinese Inventions Word Search
The Invention of the Light Bulb Little Book
More Popular Inventions Printables
Lesson Plans
Invent a Sport
History of Automobiles
Inventions: 1780-1870
Invention Connection
John Fitch: Pioneer Steamboat Inventor
More Inventions Lesson Plans
References
Steve Jobs Biography
Women Inventors
History of Chopsticks
Passenger Planes: Boeing 707
Booker T. Washington
More Inventions References
Games & Puzzles
Now or Long Ago?
Individual Room Temperature Controls Puzzle
Timeline: The Early Years of Video Games (1889-1972)
The Modern Street-Cleaner Puzzle
Ingenious Inventors Match
More Inventions Games & Puzzles
Inventions Resources for Women's History Month
Sarah Boone Coloring Page
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
Garrett A. Morgan Invents Traffic Light
George Washington Carver Little Book
Garrett Morgan Coloring Page
Inventors
African-American Inventors
Elijah J. McCoy - Biography & Activities
Everyone Needs Shoes
More Inventions Resources for Black History Month
Art, Music, Drama, & Inventions Connected
The Invention of the Zoom Lens
Sell It Like It Is!
All About Ballet Tutus
What Do You Know About Tattoos?
Photographs in a Flash
It's Instrumental
Fact Pyramid
More Inventions Activities for Art, Music, & Drama
Inventions & Mathematics Connected
Make an Invention Time Line
Who's Responsible for This?
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
Reading Warm-Up 110 for Gr. 5 & 6: Historical Fiction
The Day-Glo Brothers Literature Guide
Poetry Wheel
Thomas Edison Revisited
Inventing the Hovercraft
Kingfisher Young Knowledge: Robots Teacher's Guide
More Popular Inventions Resources for Language Arts
Science & Inventions Connected
Classroom Catapults
Inventions & Machines Printables Slideshow
Inventions & Machines Printable Book (K-4)
How Peanuts Grow
Bringing Science History to Life
Understanding Penicillin and Mold
Mold Observation Chart
More Popular Inventions Activities for Science Class
Health, Safety, & Inventions Connected
The Razor's Edge
A Frozen Delight
All About Washing Machines
The Microwave Oven
What Are Some Bacterial Diseases?
How Has Disease Affected Us over Time?
A Chilling Experience
More Inventions Resources for Health & Safety
Inventions Activities for Social Studies
Helen Keller
Inventors and Inventions of the 1960s
Thomas Alva Edison, Inventor
Famous Firsts: 1940s
Benjamin Franklin Little Book
Louis Braille
Famous Firsts: 1960s
More Popular Inventions Activities for Social Studies
Inventions in Transportation History
Nonstop Flight Around the World
Taxi!
All About Rickshaws
First Hot-Air Balloon Flight
Aviation: Over and on the Sea
More Inventions in Transportation History

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