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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
Create Your Own Invention
Chinese Inventions Word Search
List of Inventions and Discoveries
Inventors and Inventions of the 1960s
George Washington Carver – Coloring Page
Who's in the News Bulletin Board
More Popular Inventions Printables
Lesson Plans
Invent a Sport
Inventions: 1780-1870
John Fitch: Pioneer Steamboat Inventor
Invention Connection
Inventions Plus
More Inventions Lesson Plans
References
Passenger Planes: Boeing 707
Aviation: Over and on the Sea
Robert Bunsen Biography
Famous Firsts in Aviation
Levi Strauss Biography & Activities
More Inventions References
Games & Puzzles
Timeline: The Early Years of Video Games (1889-1972)
Now or Long Ago?
Individual Room Temperature Controls Puzzle
The Modern Street-Cleaner Puzzle
Ingenious Inventors Match
More Inventions Games & Puzzles
Inventions Resources for Women's History Month
Women Scientists & Inventors Printable Book (Grades 4-8)
Women Inventors
The Modern Street-Cleaner Article
Individual Room Temperature Controls Article
Sarah Boone Coloring Page
More Inventions Resources for Women's History Month
Inventions Resources for Black History Month
Elijah J. McCoy - Biography & Activities
George Washington Carver Little Book
Inventors
Booker T. Washington
African-American Inventors
Everyone Needs Shoes
Biographies of African-American Inventors
More Inventions Resources for Black History Month
Art, Music, Drama, & Inventions Connected
All About Ballet Tutus
What Do You Know About Tattoos?
Photographs in a Flash
The Invention of the Zoom Lens
It's Instrumental
Invent It! Illustrate It! Share It!
Fact Pyramid
More Inventions Activities for Art, Music, & Drama
Inventions & Mathematics Connected
When Did That Happen?
Who's Responsible for This?
Make an Invention Time Line
If My Calculator Could Talk!
What's in a Name?
More Inventions Activities for Math Class
Inventions Resources for Language Arts
All About the Typewriter
Reading Warm-Up 110 for Gr. 5 & 6: Historical Fiction
Kingfisher Young Knowledge: Robots Teacher's Guide
The Pen Is Mightier
Reading Warm-Up 112 for Gr. 1 & 2: Historical Fiction
Reading Warm-Up 110 for Gr. 1 & 2: Historical Fiction
Serendipity in Science
More Popular Inventions Resources for Language Arts
Science & Inventions Connected
Inventions & Machines Printables Slideshow
Inventions & Machines Printable Book (K-4)
Classroom Catapults
Contraption Carnival
How Peanuts Grow
Bringing Science History to Life
Science, Technology, and Society: Time Machine
More Popular Inventions Activities for Science Class
Health, Safety, & Inventions Connected
The Razor's Edge
A Frozen Delight
The Microwave Oven
All About Washing Machines
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
Famous Firsts: 1940s
Helen Keller
List of Firsts for U.S. Cities
How Have Electrical Inventions Changed History?
Science, Technology, and Society: The Power of Plastic
Louis Braille
The Acadian Dikes
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
Learn About Transportation Firsts
More Inventions in Transportation History

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