Inventions - 5th Grade
About.com: Inventors
Famous inventions A to Z. Research the history of famous inventions, past and present.
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Invention at Play
Explore the playful side of invention and the inventive side of play.
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American Inventors and Inventions
Check out the "Remembering Gallery" of the Smithsonian Museum. The gallery has photographs and information on a few well-known inventions and inventors.
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Inventor of the Week Archive
The Inventor Archive is organized alphabetically by inventors' last names. To find an inventor, click on one of the letters. To browse by invention, select from a category.
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Cyber Telephone Museum
Offers amazing pictures and stories from the history of the telephone.
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Inventors and Inventions Theme Page
This "Theme Page" has links to two types of resources related to the study of inventors and inventions
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Early Recorded Sounds and Wax Cylinders
Before compact disks, before records and tapes there were wax cylinders. Visit this site to learn how music was recorded in the late 1800s. Look at the photos of early recording devices and listen to recordings from the early 1900s!
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Latitude: the Art and Science of 15th Century Navigation
Learn about the development of the mapmaking and navigation techniques which opened up the world for European exploration (and, more ambivalently, colonization). This site is impressively detailed and thorough.
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Enchanted Learning Inventors and Inventions
Find information on inventions. Search by alphabetical order, by time period, or by invention function. Each listing gives a short blurb on the invention or inventor. Use this site as a fun starting point to research. Some photos and links are included
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Museum of Ancient Inventions
Did you know the first battery was invented around 250 B.C.E.? Can you imagine what it looked like? This cool virtual museum of ancient inventions has photos of replicas of fascinating inventions and tells how these models were made.
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First Flight
This visually attractive site explores the Wright brothers' first flight. You can check out the experiments that lead to the successful flight. The site includes a flight simulator that requires the Shockwave Player.
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National Geographic
Links to lots of websites about inventions.
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Flying Contraptions
Learn about a variety of flying machines.
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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Kids' Pages
Want to understand exactly what a patent is, and how to get one? Did you know that the youngest patent-holder was a four year-old girl? This site, though a bit on the clunky side, has some nifty information, games, and puzzles.
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Innovative Lives
Want to get inspired? Come to this site to read about the lives and inventions of modern-day inventors.
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World Book Online
Encyclopedia. Log-in ID and password available at library circulation desk or from your teacher.
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Inventing Modern America - From the Microwave to the Mouse
Explore the world of inventors and inventions with some interesting games. From the Lemelson-MIT Program. You'll need the free Flash Player.
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