Invention Connection Students design, create, and display an invention that will make their lives easier.		What Is the Kissing Balloon? Demonstrate static electricity with a balloon.
List of Inventions and Discoveries This list covers significant inventions and discoveries from 1450-1989.		"The Grasshopper and the Owl": A Fable by Aesop Use a lesson that provides students with an opportunity to draw conclusions using one of...
Remembering Edison Edison's inventions of the light bulb and the phonograph are briefly discussed.		Mayor Wallop's Popularity Graph Practice graph skills with this popularity graph.
Create Your Own Invention Help children to organize their inventions and link them to previous inventors with this...		Virtual Field Trip: Underground Railroad Take your students on a Virtual Field Trip through Underground Railroad sites in New Bedford,...
Mold Observation Chart This graphic organizer is designed to be used with the Penicillin and...		Friends Meetinghouse The Friends Meetinghouse in New Bedford, Massachusetts was the site of abolitionist activity in...
Invent a Sport Students create a new game using knowledge they have about other sports.		New Bedford, MA and the Underground Railroad Visit New Bedford, Massachusetts, which was an integral part of the Underground Railroad.
Samuel Morse The inventions of Morse Code and the telegraph communication styles in the 1800s. This...		Lewis Temple Lewis Temple, a man of color, invented the toggle harpoon in 1848. This device increased the...
54th Regiment Memorial This memorial sits across from the Massachusetts state house, and honors the first all black...		Nathan and Polly Johnson Nathan and Polly Johnson helped many slaves find their way to freedom in the 1800s -- including...
Which Foods Contain Sugar? The object of this activity is to make students aware that most foods contain sugar and that...		State Pier -- New Bedford, Massachusetts The site of a booming whaling industry in the 1800s and a place where many slaves first set...
Heartbeats Students experiment with pulses to learn more about the human body.		54th Regiment Massachusetts Memorial The first African-American regiment ever commissioned in the United Stated is commemorated with...