Interactive
Curated OER

Thomas Edison

For Students 7th - 12th
In this online interactive history quiz worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Thomas Edison. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Internet Inventors Scavenger Hunt

For Students 4th - 5th
In this inventors scavenger hunt worksheet, learners research 10 different significant inventors known to history. First, they read each question to determine which inventor to search for using the Internet. Then, students write a...
eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Industrialization and Big Business, 1870 1900: Inventors of the Age

For Students 11th - 12th
In the Industrial Revolution, new products and inventions spurred the growth of big business. Learn about some of these inventions and the people who created them, for example, Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison.
Handout
Country Studies US

Country Studies: Technology and Change

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief historical description of the technology introduced in the U.S. after the Civil War and the changes new technology and inventions brought about.