Fact Pyramid Students research invention facts and illustrate them.		John Fitch Lesson Handout This handout follows the lesson on John Fitch.
Poetry Wheel Students write a poem about the invention of the wheel and then copy it onto a spinning wheel.		Samuel Morse The inventions of Morse Code and the telegraph communication styles in the 1800s. This...
Sell It Like It Is! Students are challenged to think about how advertising works and then write their own...		Cyrus McCormick: Agricultural Inventor In 1832 Cyrus McCormick displayed a labor saving machine – the reaper. This article and...
Be a Sport Students invent their own sport and then play.		Invent-a-Fair Entry Form Use this form with the Invent-a-Fair Project to have students...
Poor Richard Students use their creativity to invent new endings to Ben Franklin's famous maxims, and create...		Invent-a-Fair Introduction Use this form with the Invent-a-Fair Project to introduce this...
Learn About Transportation Firsts Learn about American contributions to the development of transportation.		Invent-a-Fair Judging Form Use this form with the Invent-a-Fair Project. Judges can use this...
Reading Warm-Up 110 for Gr. 1 & 2: Historical Fiction In this printable daily warm-up, students read a passage of historical fiction about Orville...		World History Firsts Test students' knowledge of world history by asking them to identify when these seminal events...
Introducing Inventions Multiple Choice Test students understanding of key inventions vocabulary words with this multiple choice quiz. ...		The Travois -- An Indian Farming Tool This cloze reading comprehension activity describes a farming tool invented by the Native...
Remembering Edison Edison's inventions of the light bulb and the phonograph are briefly discussed.		The Acadian Dikes A lesson that focuses on the Acadian culture and how they used dikes to prosper in their...
Mold Observation Chart This graphic organizer is designed to be used with the Penicillin and...		Bringing Science History to Life Students learn about science history during a week long unit that culminates with an...