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Inventors      •  ~Amy Phillips ADMIN-GES-HES  •  5th  •  Curric  •  Inventors

Inventors Invention Convention http://www.berksiu.k12.pa.us/webquest/moerder/index.htm Students will choose an inventor and use the links provided to research specific questions about the inventor and his/her inventions. Inventor Investigation http://www.berksiu.k12.pa.us/webquest/Dietrich/index.htm Students will use the links provided to find the invention for which 20 different inventors are famous. Inventor's Workshop http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/InventorsWorkshop.html Leonardo da Vinci's experiments Invention Quest Treasure Chest http://faculty.buffalostate.edu/beaverjf/mhs/home.htm Students visit links provided to learn about inventions and inventors. National Inventors Hall of Fame This is an interactive site http://www.invent.org/index.asp Inventors Online Museum http://www.inventorsmuseum.com/ Inventions and Inventors Kid Friendly Site http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/ Invention Dimension...MIT site...with Invention of the Week Archives Includes Dean Kamen...inventor of the Segway Human Transporter http://web.mit.edu/invent/index.html Segway site: http://www.segway.com/ Inventions 3M Invention Unit - http://mustang.coled.umn.edu/inventing/Inventing.html A wonderful step-by-step unit helping students plan, develop and market their own original inventions with a very practical approach as they move from scout to wizard to critic and trail blazer. Build a Bridge - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bridge/build.html Sponsored by NOVAonline, this site requires participants to study bridge structures and determine the strengths and weaknesses of each before playing an interactive game. Games machines Play - http://www.pbs.org/saf/1208/teaching/menu.htm From PBS' Scientific American frontiers, includes .pdf and html teacher guides on Building a Better Mousetrap, a Car Streamlined Design and a Rube Goldberg Project. Very detailed and ready to use. Invention Playhouse - http://inventionatplay.org/playhouse_main.html The Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation offers this virtual play lab where students can explore the connections between play and invention. Iz and Auggie and the Invention Snatchers - http://www.headbone.com/derby/invent/main.b.html In this online simulation students will learn the fundamentals of Internet research and discover challenging ideas about inventors and how inventions come to be. Kids Invent - http://www.invention-engine.com/ice Dr. Ed leads students through the process of planning, designing, building, testing and even marketing their original ideas. Separate support links for teachers and parents. MITs Invention Dimension - http://web.mit.edu/invent/invent- main.html This is an offbeat approach to making inventing exciting for kids through games, inventor and invention resources, inventor profiles and patent guidelines. Top quality materials! National Geographic Inventions - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/96/inventions/ National Geographic World presents this online group of "invention games" which earn you tokens; once you have five tokens you can work the Action Contraption and win a prize! The New Way Things Work - "ttp://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/features/davidmacaulay/ Based on the classic Macaulay book, this site does an excellent job of explaining the scientific principles behind different machines and even includes a new section on digital electronics. See also "ttp://www.howstuffworks.com/ Ronald J. Riley's Internet Pages - http://www.rjriley.com/ Recognized by MIT's Invention Dimension, this scientist offers a unique perspective on becoming an inventor for kids - there's even a special section encouraging girls in the sciences. U.S. Patent Office Kid's Pages - http://www.uspto.gov/go/kids/ A great site designed to inspire kids to use their imagination and invent. Lots of materials here with regards to intellectual property matters and patents too. The Wonka Factory - "ttp://www.wonka.com/InventionRoom/inventionroom_flash.html Yes, the gratuitous references to the candies are here, but check out this room: Knid Knockers, Oompas Rush and the Nerds Ropes game! Invention trivia too.