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Inventions – Teacher Resources

August is National Inventors Month. Explore inventors and inventions with your students by using lessons and printables to discover a world of unlimited possibilities. There are plenty of hands-on science activities to encourage creativity and engage students of all ages in learning. From catapults to artificial hearts, you'll find a variety of reading passages about the history and people behind innovations in technology. Additional resources include art activities, puzzles, and timelines.
Printables
How Has Disease Affected Us over Time?
George Washington Carver – Coloring Page
Building with Toothpicks and Marshmallows
What Are Some Bacterial Diseases?
Chinese Inventions Word Search
Inventors and Inventions of the 1960s
First Hot-Air Balloon Flight
More Popular Inventions Printables
Lesson Plans
History of Automobiles
Inventions: 1780-1870
Invent a Sport
John Fitch: Pioneer Steamboat Inventor
Understanding Penicillin and Mold
More Inventions Lesson Plans
References
African-American Inventors
Women Inventors
Booker T. Washington
Biographies of African-American Inventors
Messages on Candy Hearts
More Inventions References
Games & Puzzles
Now or Long Ago?
Chinese Inventions Word Search: Answer Sheet
Individual Room Temperature Controls Puzzle
The Modern Street-Cleaner Puzzle
Ingenious Inventors Match
More Inventions Games & Puzzles
Inventions Resources for Women's History Month
Sarah Boone Coloring Page
Women Scientists & Inventors Printable Book (Grades 4-8)
The Modern Street-Cleaner Article
Individual Room Temperature Controls Article
More Inventions Resources for Women's History Month
Inventions Resources for Black History Month
George Washington Carver Little Book
Who's in the News Bulletin Board
Garrett A. Morgan Invents Traffic Light
Garrett Morgan Coloring Page
Joseph Winters -- Coloring Page
Inventive Analogies
Jan E. Matzeliger
More Inventions Resources for Black History Month
Art, Music, Drama, & Inventions Connected
All About Ballet Tutus
My Invention Book
What Do You Know About Tattoos?
The Invention of the Zoom Lens
Photographs in a Flash
It's Instrumental
Fact Pyramid
More Inventions Activities for Art, Music, & Drama
Inventions & Mathematics Connected
Make an Invention Time Line
Who's Responsible for This?
When Did That Happen?
If My Calculator Could Talk!
What's in a Name?
More Inventions Activities for Math Class
Inventions Resources for Language Arts
The Travois -- An Indian Farming Tool
Poetry Wheel
The Ferris Wheel
Reading Warm-Up 110 for Gr. 5 & 6: Historical Fiction
Kingfisher Young Knowledge: Robots Teacher's Guide
The Pen Is Mightier
Reading Warm-Up 112 for Gr. 1 & 2: Historical Fiction
More Popular Inventions Resources for Language Arts
Science & Inventions Connected
Create Your Own Invention
List of Inventions and Discoveries
Inventions & Machines Printables Slideshow
Classroom Catapults
Inventions & Machines Printable Book (K-4)
Invention Connection
Bringing Science History to Life
More Popular Inventions Activities for Science Class
Health, Safety, & Inventions Connected
The Razor's Edge
A Frozen Delight
All About Washing Machines
The Microwave Oven
A Chilling Experience
Reading Warm-Up 43 for Gr. 1 & 2: American History
Reading Warm-Up 48 for Gr. 1 & 2: American History
More Inventions Resources for Health & Safety
Inventions Activities for Social Studies
The Invention of the Light Bulb Little Book
Louis Braille
Famous Firsts: 1940s
Benjamin Franklin Little Book
Helen Keller
Sarah Breedlove Walker -- Coloring Page
Thomas Alva Edison, Inventor
More Popular Inventions Activities for Social Studies
Inventions in Transportation History
Taxi!
Nonstop Flight Around the World
All About Rickshaws
Transportation Firsts Little Book
Learn About Transportation Firsts
More Inventions in Transportation History

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