Teachnology
Teachnology: Inventors Teaching Theme
A number of worksheets and lessons on inventors and inventing are available here to non-subscribers. There are also many links to other sites with additional materials, including to biographies of well known inventors.
Teachnology
Teachnology: Inventors Teaching Theme
A number of worksheets and lessons on inventors and inventing are available here to non-subscribers. There are also many links to other sites with additional materials, including to biographies of well known inventors.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Brain Stimulating Invention Ideas for 6th Graders
Presents some ideas for inventions that 6th graders could try for a science project.
Science Struck
Science Struck: What Did Albert Einstein Invent
Read about some of the significant inventions of Albert Einstein.
Technovation
Curiosity Machine: Challenges: Invent a Biobot
Make a robot that moves like a living creature using a microcontroller, motors, and mechanisms with this challenge. Also, on this challenge find a lesson plan, tips, and a place for students to document their engineering design process.
Other
The Virtual Museum of Music Inventions
The title is misleading, for a reason! The site consists of tips, ideas and plans about instruments and sound. The site also serves as a "museum" for photos and audio/video clips of kids' homemade instruments from around the nation.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Quiz: Renaissance Science and Inventions for Kids
History Questions: Renaissance Science and Inventions Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
Science Struck
Science Struck: List of Famous Discoverers
Provides a long list of famous scientists and their significant discoveries and inventions.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: The Science of Cycling
Very informative site from The Exploratorium about the science of bicycling. You can learn about the development of the wheel, how gears work on a bike, even how brakes were developed. Perfect site for research on bikes.
Ducksters
Ducksters: History: Renaissance Science for Kids
Kids learn about science achievements during the Renaissance. Explore the inventions and technology of this time in history.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Science of Sports: Better Baseball
Investigate how the application of various principles of physics can improve performance in sports. Perform experiments with Bernoulli's Principle and explore the sports-related inventions of a former physics teacher.
Education Place
Houghton Mifflin: Eduplace: Science Library Adventures: Wheel Away!
Learn more about the motion of objects through this resource. This site features a teacher's guide and activity sheet.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Interpreting Barometric Pressure Readings
Explains how to read a barometer and interpret its meaning, as well as how the barometer was invented.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Facts About Thomas Edison
Read about the life of Thomas Edison and his many inventions.
PBS
Pbs Kids Afterschool Adventure!: Operation: Martha's Stem Stories Activity Plan
Welcome to Martha's STEM Stories! STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. You may already know that doing STEM means testing ideas, collecting data, making calculations, and drawing graphs and charts-but you...
How Stuff Works
How Stuff Works: 5 Strange Items Developed From Nasa Technology
Review an article highlighting five inventions developed by NASA that evolved into sought after mainstreamed creations such as baby formula and Speedo swim suits.
Science Struck
Science Struck: 32 Easy Isaac Newton Facts for Kids
Provides information about Isaac Newton, his accomplishments, his views on religion, and some interesting facts about him.
Other
Learners Edge: Play in the Classroom
Play is not more important than science, literacy, physics, or math - it IS science, literacy, physics, and math. It is the FOUNDATION for learning. This article touches on the research supporting the importance of incorporating play...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Young Inventors
In this stills collage adapted from the National Science Teachers Association/Craftsman Young Inventors Awards, see several inventions by students in grades 4-7 and read about some of the challenges they faced during the design process.
Other
Duke: Center for Inquiry Based Learning
Duke University has established the Center for Inquiry-Based Learning. It serves to enhance math and science lessons. Click on Resources for good examples of Inquiry-based lesson plans.
Everything ESL
Everything Esl: Soaring High With Kites
Dynamic unit on kites which can be used to teach about weather, wind, flight, and inventions. Teach students about the importance of kites in many cultures and the significance of kites as a scientific discovery.
The Franklin Institute
In Quiry Almanack: Touching
Let your students get a feel for their sense of touch by perusing this site. Site includes interactive activities to use in the classroom.
BBC
Bbc: The Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution brought the United Kingdom into an era of technology and productivity. It created wealth for many but social problems and poverty for others. It includes a slideshow of some of the most famous inventions and...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Inventor of the Week: Gertrude Belle Elion
In a career spannig over 40 years, [Gertrude Belle] Elion (1918-1999 CE) invented some of the 20th century's most significant lifesaving drugs. Read about the life and accomplishments of this scientist who won the Nobel Prize for...
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