Technology and Society Necessity is the Mother of Invention Webquest Webquest introducing how and why certain inventions came about.  Hands out to go along with webquest. http://www.davidson.k12.nc.us/webquests/invent/invent.html Inventor and Invention Scavenger Hunt http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/TM/WS_invent_hunt1.shtml The Life of Thomas Edison http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/edhtml/edbio.html Interview with Chuck Yeager - one of the "toughest" pilots, both mentally and physically, in aviation history, and few have ever matched his piloting skills.... http://www.chuckyeager.org/htm_docs/inter1.shtml History of Inventions http://www.cbc4kids.cbc.ca/general/the-lab/history-of-invention/default.html Inventive Genius Student created source for inventor research http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/inventor/main.htm PBS The American Experience Inventions: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/telephone/sfeature/ An interactive timeline of inventions Inventors Hall of Fame Search by Inventor, Invention, Date, or Decade http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/1_1_search.asp Spotlight Biography: Inventors http://educate.si.edu/spotlight/inventors1.html Yahooligans: Science: Inventors Use this site for researching Inventors http://www.yahooligans.com/Science_and_Nature/Machines/Inventions/Inventors/ Inventors Online Museum http://www.inventorsmuseum.com/ Inventions and Inventors http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/ Invention Dimension Invention of the Week Archives http://web.mit.edu/invent/index.html The Worst Invention Ever Writing Bug Students write their opinion on the worst invention ever. http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/writing_bug/writingbug018.shtml The Best Invention Ever Writing Bug Students write their opinion on the best invention ever. http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/writing_bug/writingbug017.shtml Leonardo's Mystery Machines Students are introduced to one of eight "mystery machines" invented by Leonardo da Vinci. After careful observation, students must choose one of the buttons on the bottom that corresponds most closely with the invention. http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/LeosMysteriousMachinery.htm