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Abcteach: Inventors and Inventions

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[Free Registration/Login Required] Find several scientific inventors and inventions with activities for students in primary grades through middle school. One lesson in particular integrates technology by focusing on the invention of the cell phone.

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innovation, inventions, inventors

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abc teach, abcteach, the wright brothers, bell, bertha benz, edison, whitney, battery, cell phone, technology, inventors and inventions

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