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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

Building with Toothpicks and Marshmallows
List of Inventions and Discoveries
Create Your Own Invention
Reading Warm-Up 41 for Gr. 1 & 2: American History
Reading Warm-Up 42 for Gr. 1 & 2: American History
Benjamin Franklin Little Book
Learn About Transportation Firsts
More Popular Inventions Printables

Lesson Plans

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

References

History of Chopsticks
Women Inventors
List of Firsts for U.S. Cities
African-American Inventors
Booker T. Washington
More Inventions References

Games & Puzzles

Chinese Inventions Word Search
Now or Long Ago?
The Modern Street-Cleaner Puzzle
Ingenious Inventors Match
Individual Room Temperature Controls Puzzle
More Inventions Games & Puzzles

Inventions Resources for Women's History Month

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

Inventions Resources for Black History Month

George Washington Carver – Coloring Page
George Washington Carver Little Book
Garrett Morgan Coloring Page
Garrett A. Morgan Invents Traffic Light
Inventors
George Washington Carver
Jan E. Matzeliger
More Inventions Resources for Black History Month

Art, Music, Drama, & Inventions Connected

My Invention Book
Invent It! Illustrate It! Share It!
My Invention
Reading Warm-Up 25 for Gr. 3 & 4: Biography
What's in a Name?
What Do You Know About Tattoos?
All About Ballet Tutus
More Inventions Activities for Art, Music, & Drama

Digital Books

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

Inventions & Mathematics Connected

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

Inventions Resources for Language Arts

Reading Warm-Up 35 for Gr. 3 & 4: American History
Thomas Edison Revisited
Reading Warm-Up 28 for Gr. 3 & 4: Biography
Reading Warm-Up 110 for Gr. 5 & 6: Historical Fiction
Robert Fulton: Inventor
Investigate an Invention
Poetry Wheel
More Popular Inventions Resources for Language Arts

Science & Inventions Connected

Inventions & Machines Printable Book (K-4)
Inventions & Machines Printables Slideshow
Classroom Catapults
Invent-a-Fair
How Has Disease Affected Us over Time?
Cyrus McCormick: Agricultural Inventor
Invent-a-Fair Introduction
More Popular Inventions Activities for Science Class

Health, Safety, & Inventions Connected

Rev Up Your Veggies: A Physical Science Activity
The Microwave Oven
A Chilling Experience
A Frozen Delight
Reading Warm-Up 43 for Gr. 1 & 2: American History
Reading Warm-Up 45 for Gr. 1 & 2: American History
Reading Warm-Up 47 for Gr. 1 & 2: American History
More Inventions Resources for Health & Safety

Inventions Activities for Social Studies

My Book of Ingenious Inventors
Helen Keller
The Invention of the Light Bulb Little Book
Thomas Alva Edison, Inventor
Famous Firsts: 1940s
Gallery of DK Digital Books for Social Studies
Inventors and Inventions of the 1960s
More Popular Inventions Activities for Social Studies

Inventions in Transportation History

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

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