List of Inventions and Discoveries This list covers significant inventions and discoveries from 1450-1989.		Breaking Up Is Easy to Do Children observe the mechanism behind the physical and chemical weathering of rocks into soil...
Remembering Edison Edison's inventions of the light bulb and the phonograph are briefly discussed.		What Is the Kissing Balloon? Demonstrate static electricity with a balloon.
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...
The Mayan Empire Rubric Assessment tool to be used with the "Mayan Empire" lesson.		New Bedford, MA and the Underground Railroad Visit New Bedford, Massachusetts, which was an integral part of the Underground Railroad.
Invent a Sport Students create a new game using knowledge they have about other sports.		Lewis Temple Lewis Temple, a man of color, invented the toggle harpoon in 1848. This device increased the...
Samuel Morse The inventions of Morse Code and the telegraph communication styles in the 1800s. This...		Nathan and Polly Johnson Nathan and Polly Johnson helped many slaves find their way to freedom in the 1800s -- including...
54th Regiment Memorial This memorial sits across from the Massachusetts state house, and honors the first all black...		State Pier -- New Bedford, Massachusetts The site of a booming whaling industry in the 1800s and a place where many slaves first set...
Which Foods Contain Sugar? The object of this activity is to make students aware that most foods contain sugar and that...		54th Regiment Massachusetts Memorial The first African-American regiment ever commissioned in the United Stated is commemorated with...
Heartbeats Students experiment with pulses to learn more about the human body.		Underground Railroad Map - New Bedford, MA This printable map will help students locate Underground Railroad sites in New Bedford,...