Inventions 

~ May is National Inventors Month ~

For Kids:

Information for Kids from the US - https://www.uspto.gov/kids/index.html

Kids Konnect - https://kidskonnect.com/history/inventors-inventions/

The Science Spot - http://www.sciencespot.net/Pages/kdzinvent.html

Invention Puzzles - http://www.riddlesandpuzzles.com/s/what-invention-lets-you-look-riddle

Invention Ideas - https://www.hmhco.com/blog/invention-convention-ideas-for-school-projects

Famous Inventors
https://www.thoughtco.com/famous-inventors-4133300
https://www.thoughtco.com/women-inventors-a-to-z-1992651
https://www.biographyonline.net/scientists/inventors.html
http://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/famous-inventors
http://pinterest.com/dmadden14/famous-inventors-their-inventions/

Inventions By Kids - https://www.rd.com/list/things-kids-invented/
https://inventionland.com/blog/ten-kid-inventors-that-changed-our-lives/
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/93162/11-inventions-made-kids
http://www.kidzworld.com/article/1010-kid-inventors-in-history
http://www.inventivekids.com/

Inventors and Inventions from Enchanted Learning
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/

InventorEd:
About inventing
http://www.inventored.org/k-12/kidsinventing.html
History of Inventions http://www.inventored.org/k-12/inv-hist.html

Thomas Edison's Inventions
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bledison.htm

Inventors from CyberSleuth Kids
http://cybersleuth-kids.com/sleuth/Science/Inventors/

Inventors and Inventions - https://www.thoughtco.com/famous-inventions-4133301
http://www.42explore2.com/invent.htm

The Invention Convention in the Classroom
http://www.just-think-inc.com/documents/LessonGuide2012.pdf

The Inventor's Handbook from MIT explains the laws and rules
https://lemelson-dev.mit.edu/resources/inventor-handbook

    Links from MIT for Inventors and Teachers:
     Inventor Lesson Plans https://lemelson-dev.mit.edu/curriculum-invention
    
Howtoons https://lemelson-dev.mit.edu/resources/howtoons
     Inventor Archive https://lemelson-dev.mit.edu/resources/inventor-archive
     Inventor Videos https://www.youtube.com/c/LemelsonMIT

Research Tools from NASA's Why Files to help with your invention process
http://whyfiles.larc.nasa.gov/text/kids/Research_Rack/tools.html

Inventor's Workshop (Leonardo da Vinci) Museum of Science
http://legacy.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/InventorsWorkshop.html
 
Inventing Is Kid's Stuff - a how-to guide

Inventions Lesson Plans - http://www.teachervision.fen.com/inventions/teacher-resources/6636.html
                                                         https://www.invent.org/at-home-learning-resources

History:

The History of Invention (the wheel, toothpaste, plywood...)
http://www.uptoten.com/kids/kidsgames-mixedbag-inventionstimeline.html
http://www.krysstal.com/inventions.html scroll down each page
http://www.cbc.ca/kids/general/the-lab/history-of-invention/default.html

Inventions Web Pages from the Smithsonian
https://invention.si.edu/inventive-minds-everyone-inventive
https://invention.si.edu/search/inventions

Smith College - Ancient Inventions
http://www.smith.edu/hsc/museum/ancient_inventions/hsclist.htm

Forgotten Inventors - https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/telephone-forgotten-inventors/

Thomas Edison's Inventions
https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/expert-sets/10903/

Inventions -
http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/theme/inventions01.htm
http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/theme/inventions02.htm
http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/theme/inventions03.htm

http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/theme/inventions04.htm

Exploring Leonardo
http://legacy.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/LeoHomePage.html

Other:

Activities: http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson240.shtml
           http://www-tc.pbskids.org/designsquad/pdf/parentseducators/DS_Invent_Guide_Full.pdf
           https://www.mensaforkids.org/teach/lesson-plans/the-power-of-invention/
           https://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/lessons-plans/5-engaging-lesson-plans-celebrating-invention-and-innovation/
           https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/collections/teaching-content/inventors/
           http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/great-american-inventors-using-957.html?tab=4

           
https://www.crayola.com/lesson-plans/innovators-and-inventions-lesson-plan/

Rube Goldberg http://www.rubegoldberg.com/

   Gallery of inventions - http://www.rubegoldberg.com/gallery
   More on Rube Goldberg -
http://mousetrapcontraptions.com/

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                    This page was developed by Kathi Mitchell
                     and was last updated February 22, 2021