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.
Mold Observation Chart This graphic organizer is designed to be used with the Penicillin and...		Virtual Field Trip: Underground Railroad Take your students on a Virtual Field Trip through Underground Railroad sites in New Bedford,...
Create Your Own Invention Help children to organize their inventions and link them to previous inventors with this...		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...
Invent a Sport Students create a new game using knowledge they have about other sports.		Friends Meetinghouse The Friends Meetinghouse in New Bedford, Massachusetts was the site of abolitionist activity in...
Which Foods Contain Sugar? The object of this activity is to make students aware that most foods contain sugar and that...		New Bedford, MA and the Underground Railroad Visit New Bedford, Massachusetts, which was an integral part of the Underground Railroad.
54th Regiment Memorial This memorial sits across from the Massachusetts state house, and honors the first all black...		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,...