Lewis Howard Latimer Coloring Page Coloring book page with picture of Lewis Howard Latimer, African-American patent expert.		Reading Warm-Up 110 for Gr. 5 & 6: Historical Fiction Develop students' reading skills with this printable passage of historical fiction and...
Jan E. Matzeliger Children can read about the inventor Jan E. Matzeliger, and then color in his picture.		Classroom Catapults This cross-curricular unit on catapults has students focusing on controlling variables while...
Building with Toothpicks and Marshmallows Using toothpicks, marshmallows, and their imaginations, students create shapes, structures, and...		The Invention of the Light Bulb Little Book Assemble a pop-up book that describes the invention of the light bulb.
Helen Keller Interesting facts and fun activities related to Helen Keller.		Individual Room Temperature Controls Puzzle This vocabulary worksheet has students match temperature words and definitions. Use this...
Create Your Own Invention Help children to organize their inventions and link them to previous inventors with this...		Famous Firsts: 1940s Here's a list of notable inventions and firsts of the 1940s.
List of Inventions and Discoveries This list covers significant inventions and discoveries from 1450-1989.		My Invention Book Students try to create their own invention and document the process in a book. The steps...
Benjamin Franklin Little Book Put together a kite-shaped lift-tab book about Benjamin Franklin's accomplishments.		Louis Braille Students learn about Louis Braille and practice using the Braille Alphabet.
Chinese Inventions Word Search Learn about the things we use in everyday life that were invented in China. Check your answers...		Ingenious Inventors Match Match major discoveries in science and technology with the scientists and inventors responsible...
Thomas Alva Edison, Inventor Use the brief description of inventor Thomas Edison to complete the related activities on this...		Now or Long Ago? Compare items from the present era with those from the past.
Make an Invention Time Line In this printable activity, children will complete a time line of Edison's inventions.		Robert Fulton: Inventor Robert Fulton invented many things - among them were the steam-driven boat and the submarine....