Inventions
|
Invent It, Build It - Spark the inventive spirit of kids with this guide's six activities, designed to show how invention improves people's lives. For 9-12 year olds. (M)
Design Squad Nation Activity Guide - The Activity Guide has five versatile activities that require little facilitation and are manageable with large numbers of kids. Challenge 1: Watercraft - Find out if you can build an unsinkable boat out of straws and plastic wrap. Challenge 2: Paper Table - See how strong a table you can build out of paper. Challenge 3: Zip Line - Test how quickly you can get a Ping Pong ball to the bottom of a zip line string. Challenge 4: Paddle Power - Check out how fast a boat can paddle itself across a container of water. Challenge 5: Helping Hand - See how many objects you can grab with a homemade "bionic" arm. Engineering Challenges for 9-12 year olds. (M)
Simple Machines for Kids! - Simple machines are single mechanical devices that help people work faster, easier, and more efficiently. They also help accomplish tasks like moving large heavy objects such as pianos or rolling objects uphill. The six kinds of simple machines are: pulley, screw, inclined plane, wheel and axle, edge, and lever. (Y, M)
Patents.com - Patents.com provides one of the most comprehensive free patent search sites on the web. Our powerful patent search engine is fast, easy to use, and enables you to employ the most advanced patent search techniques. (Y, M, O, T)
The Lemelson Center - The Study of Invention and Innovation (M O)
Famous Black Inventors - Famous black inventors - a database list of African American patent holders and individual biographies of African American inventors. Black History month and the historic contributions of black scientists and engineers. African American women in technology. From About.com (Y, M, O, T)
African-American History - Scientists & Inventors - From About.com (Y, M, O, T)
Samuel Morse - by World Almanac for Kids (Y, M)
Inventors and Inventions Theme Page - This "Theme Page" has links to two types of resources related to the study of inventors and inventions. Students and teachers will find curricular resources (information, content...) to help them learn about this topic. In addition, there are also links to instructional materials (lesson plans) that will help teachers provide instruction in this theme. (Y, M, O, T)
Simple Machines Activities - Learn about simple and compound machines while you explore the House and Tool Shed. Each area contains examples of simple machines to find and classify. (Y, M, O, T)
The Inventor's Workshop - Learn about Leonardo DaVinci while exploring machines (Y, M, O, T)
Internet Scavenger Hunt: Inventors & Inventions - Education World writer Hazel Jobe has created special Internet scavenger hunts that will have your students surfing the best on-line resources for fun facts about some famous and not-so-famous inventors and inventions. (Y, M, O, T)
Inventors/Inventions - long list of resources detailing specific inventors including Leonardo DaVinci, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Graham Bell, Cyrus McCormick, Samuel Morris, Eli Whitney, and more (Y, M, O, T)
Black Scientists and Inventors - excellent resource page detailing specific inventors from Infoplease.com (Y, M, O, T)
Simple Machines Activities - Learn about simple and compound machines while you explore the House and Tool Shed! (Y, M, O, T)
Machines In Action - Simple worksheet using observation to help students become more aware of the machines in use around them (Y, M, O, T)
Factory Tours - With summer almost upon us, many of us will be traveling to the beach or to visit friends and family. This site can help you plan an educational visit to tour a factory during your travels. "[Factory Tours] celebrates American imagination and industry. What better way to appreciate those qualities than to visit and tour America at work. (Y, M, O, T)
Forces: Springs & Direction - English, Math, Science activities and games From BBC (Y, M, O, T)
Overcoming Friction I - A simple experiment showing friction in action (Y, M, O, T)
The Invention Dimension - From MIT; an inventor's handbook, the invention of the week archives, and invention related links and resources (Y,M)
Inventor's Workshop - "TeachersFirst developed this unit to provide upper elementary and middle school teachers with a set of resources for exploring inventors and inventions." Includes an online inventors unit, a quiz, and a list of inventor/invention resources. (Y,M)
PIONEERS, Inc. - PIONEERS, Inc., a subsidiary of the Hiram and Celia Ray Foundation, is a non-profit organization specializing in the research of Black Scientists and Inventors and dedicated to the preservation of Black American history and culture. (Y, M, O, T)
