WEB SITES ON INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS

 

FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

 

 

Access these sites through your computer’s Internet connection.  Open the underlined address (URL).  Information can be printed or downloaded to your computer.  Be sure to follow links to other sites and find your way back with the “Back” button. All of the sites listed were active as of February 6, 2002.  The evaluation is by the AVA Center staff according to the amount of information given and its potential use in the classroom.

 

 

AFRICAN AMERICAN INVENTORS

            http://www.ehhs.cmich.edu/~rlandrum/general.htm

Information on African American inventors including a list of inventors and their inventions, African American Inventors in the Railway System, African American Inventors Series: Peanut Products, and African American Inventors: Special Mention.  Excellent

 

ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL – THE INVENTOR

            http://www.fitzgeraldstudio.com/html/bell/inventor.html

Explores the work of Alexander Graham Bell who’s most famous invention, the telephone, has overshadowed his work on kites and hydrofoils.  Sections: Telephone Introduction, Early Telephone, Telephone, Flight Introduction, Tetrahedron, The Silver Dart, Early Hydrofoil Models, The HD-4, and Inventing the Future.  Includes QTVR movies of the kite room at his lab and the hydrofoil.  Excellent

 

ANCIENT CHINESE TECHNOLOGY – A THINKQUEST SITE

            http://library.thinkquest.org/23062/index.html

A student-created site on the inventions and technology developed by the ancient Chinese.  Sections: Introduction, Agriculture, Engineering, Domestic & Industrial Technology, Mathematics, Physics, Warfare, Transportation, and Nature Discovery.  Includes inventions such as paper money, matches, hot-air balloons, gunpowder and much more.  Good photos.  Excellent

 

ASK THE INVENTORS

            http://www.asktheinventors.com/

An advice and resource site for aspiring inventors.  Sections: Poster Contest, How to Invent, Don’t Be Scammed, Our Invention, FAQ, Helpful Links, Patent Libraries and more.  Excellent

 

BE AN INVENTOR – THEMATIC UNIT

            http://etc.sccoe.org/I99/inventor.html

A unit for grades 1-6 “This is a thematic unit based on inventors and inventions.  Be an Inventor is a student centered unit designed to motivate students to create their own inventions.  Throughout the unit, students will be completing on-line and off-line activities.  The lessons included in this unit will introduce students to famous inventors, trademarks, patents, and the process of formulating an invention”.  Sections: Overview, Purpose, Timeline, and six Lesson Plans.  Excellent

 

BRAIN SPIN – ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL

            http://www.att.com/technology/forstudents/brainspin/alexbell/

A fun lesson on the work of Alexander Graham Bell.  Includes interactive activities.  Excellent

 

EDISON AFTER FORTY

            http://americanhistory.si.edu/edison/

Edison’s two most famous inventions were developed before he was 40.  This site follows his later years as he developed larger laboratories and worked on new inventions.  Sections: The Challenge of Success, Before Forty, Changes at 40, Home Life, The New Technical World, Fame & Its Distractions, and Edison in His Eighties.  Includes lots of photos.  Excellent

 

EXPLORAVISION – IMAGINE THE FUTURE

            http://www.toshiba.com/tai/exploravision/

A competition for students grades k-12 to encourage students to use science and technology in new ways.  Sections: How to Enter, Request an Entry Kit, Past Winners K-12, For Teachers Only, ExploraVision Extra!, and more.  Excellent

 

EXPLORING LEONARDO

            http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/

A look at the life and work of the scientist, inventor, and artist Leonardo da Vinci.  Sections: Inventor’s Workshop, Leonardo’s Perspective, Leonardo’s Right to Left, What-Where-When?, Additional Resources and a Teacher’s Guide.  Includes classroom activities.  Excellent

 

FARNOVISION – THE FARNSWORTH CHRONICLES

            http://www.farnovision.com/

Philo T. Farnsworth was a bored youth plowing the family farm when he began the dream which led to television.  Sections: Introduction, The Farnsworth Chronicles Who Invented What…And When?, Before Philo, Video Library ( with clips) and links.  Excellent

 

GANDER ACADEMY’S INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS

            http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/inventors.htm

A Canadian school site on inventors.  Sections: General Invention Resources, American Inventors, Female Inventors, Selected Inventions, Australian Inventors, Inventor Museums, Inventor Lists on the Web, British Inventions, Impact on Society, Totally Absurd Inventions on the Web, Canadian Inventors, Leonardo da Vinci, Canadian Medical Inventors, and Teacher Resources.  (Note: Some broken links.).  Excellent

 

HEADBONE DERBY: IZ AND AUGGIE AND THE INVENTION SNATCHERS

            http://www.headbone.com/derby/invent/main.b.html

“With this Derby, students will learn the fundamentals of Internet research and discover challenging ideas about inventors and how inventions come to be.” There are seven projects: Time Flies… So Duck!; Hold the Presses!; If You Can’t Stand the Heat…; How Many Inventors Does it Take?; Pedal Power!; Dr. Serendipity; and Future Shock.  Includes an extensive Teacher’s Guide.  Excellent

 

HOW THINGS WORK

            http://www.iao.com/howthing/Default.htm

“So much has happened since the end of World War II. We have seen the Atomic Age, the Computer Age and the Space Age. Isn't it amazing? A whole era has been concentrated into a brief lifetime. However, these wonders are liable to become ignored and taken for granted. We are able to flick a switch, press a button or even put a coin in the slot and expect things to happen without asking...How? Well, we would like to provide you with the opportunity to find out just   "How Things Work".  Search the links from A to Z.  Excellent

 

IMPORTANT HISTORICAL INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS

            http://www.lib.lsu.edu/sci/chem/patent/srs136_text.html

Lists of inventions, date, inventor, and nationality of inventor.  Sections: Calculating Machines & Computing, Cloth & Clothing, Communications, Construction, Electricity & Electronics, Food & Agriculture, Medicine & Biotechnology, Industrial Materials, Scientific Instruments & Devices, Transportation & Energy, and Warfare.  Excellent

 

INNOVATIVE ENGINEERS OF THE RENAISSANCE – LEONARDO DA VINCI

            http://www.imss.firenze.it/news/mostra/6/index.html

Although famous for centuries as a painter, da Vinci was also an accomplished engineer who left drawings of fantastic machines.  The first robot? The first airplane?  This site tells you more.  Sections: Leonardo the Engineer, Leonardo’s Manuscripts, Studies on Flight, Anatomy, Leonardo’s Robot, and the Anatomy of Machines.  Includes photos and facsimiles of his manuscripts and drawings.  Excellent

 

INNOVATIVE LIVES

            http://www.si.edu/lemelson/centerpieces/ilives/index.html

Profiles of 26 inventors/inventions for such items as the pacemaker, solar shingles, and colored cotton.  Focuses primarily on recent inventions.  Excellent

 

INTERNET SCAVENGER HUNT – INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS

            http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson120.shtml

Education World’s Internet Scavenger Hunt on Inventors and Inventions.  There are two, for younger and older students.  Excellent

 

INVENTING MODERN AMERICA – FROM THE MICROWAVE TO THE MOUSE

            http://web.mit.edu/invent/www/ima/

Profiles the life and work of five innovators through qualities such as vision, courage and perseverance.  Includes fun games and links.  Excellent

 

INVENTION DIMENSION

            http://web.mit.edu/invent/index.html

M.I.T.’s invention section including the Lemelson/MIT Awards Program, Inventor of the Week Archives, The Inventor’s Handbook, Invention-Related Links and Resources.  Excellent

 

INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS THEME PAGE – LESSON PLANS, UNITS

            http://www.cln.org/themes/inventors.html

“links to two types of resources related to the study of inventors and inventions. Students and teachers will find curricular resources (information, content...) to help them learn about this topic. In addition, there are also links to instructional materials (lesson plans) which will help teachers provide instruction in this theme.”  Excellent

 

INVENTORS/INVENTIONS

            http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/inventor.html

A terrific list of links to information on inventors and inventions.  Sections: Information/Research Sites, Online/Offline Lesson Plans, Online/Offline Activities.  Excellent

 

INVENTORS, INVENTIONS AND SCIENTISTS – THEMES AND UNITS

            http://www.connectingstudents.com/themes/invent.htm

Resources, lesson plans, handouts, Web-based Activities, Literacy, Worksheets and more.  Excellent

 

THE INVENTORS ONLINE MUSEUM

            http://www.inventorsmuseum.com/

Online exhibits on inventors and inventions.  Sections: African-American Inventors, Colonial Inventors, Communications Inventions, Earth Sciences, Fun & Games, Medical Inventions, Space, Transportation Tech, War Tech, Women Inventors, Featured Inventor, Join the Museum, and an Inventor's IQ Test.  Terrific site.  Excellent

 

INVENTORS WORLD MAGAZINE

            http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~robodyne/inventors-world/

Online issues of Inventors World magazine with seven issues online.  Excellent

 

MEDIEVAL CHINESE INVENTIONS AND INNOVATIONS

            http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/chinin/chinintg.htm

An online museum “designed to provide a collection of electronic artifacts and information resources for a unit on inventions and innovation of the Chinese during the medieval times. It is designed to strengthen the background knowledge of students as they study the discovery, use, adaptations, and effects during the medieval time through the present.”  Sections: Foyer (Introduction), Paper & Paper Money, Printing, Compass, Explosives, Toys & Games, and Projects (Map, Timeline, Chinese Game, more).  Excellent

 

THE NATIONAL GALLERY FOR AMERICA’S YOUNG INVENTORS

            http://www.pafinc.com/nat_gal.htm

A program established to complement the National Inventor’s Hall of Fame, every year six young people in grades K-12 are inducted into the National Gallery of America’s Young Inventors.  Includes lists of inductees and their inventions.  Excellent

 

THE NATIONAL INVENTORS HALL OF FAME

            http://www.invent.org/book/index.html

The official site of the National Inventors Hall of Fame.  Sections include: The Inventors (alphabetical index), The Index of Inventions, Timeline of Inventors/Inventions, video clips of recent inductions and more.  Excellent

 

SMITHSONIAN INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS

            http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmah/invent.htm

Spotlights inventors and inventions including: African American Inventors, Women Inventors of the 20th Century, Edison after 40, and much more.  Excellent

 

TEACHERSFIRST INVENTOR’S WORKSHOP

            http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/inventor/index.htm

A unit of study for upper elementary and middle school teachers.  Sections: Unit on Inventors of the Industrial Revolution, A Quiz on Inventors of the Industrial Revolution and a List of Invention and Inventor Resources.  Excellent

 

TRANSISTORIZED! THE HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF THE TRANSISTOR

            http://www.pbs.org/transistor/index.html

A PBS site on the invention of the transistor, the precursor to the microchip.  Sections: History, Science, Timeline, TV Show (incl. online clips), Glossary, Interactive (two experiments).  Includes an online Teacher’s Guide with four lessons that can be downloaded and printed.  Excellent

 

USPTO KIDS’ PAGE

            http://www.uspto.gov/go/kids/kidgames.html

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s kids' site with terrific games and activities.  Includes a teachers section but no lesson plans.  Games: Trademark Treasures, Goldmine, Inventor IQ, Whodunit?, Chicken or Egg?, Matching Fun, Mousetraps and We Dare You.  Excellent

 

WEBQUEST- AUSTRALIAN INVENTIONS

            http://www.web-and-flow.com/members/hbutler/austinvent/webquest.htm

A web quest on Australian inventors and inventions.  Sections: Introduction, Question, Background Information, Individual Roles, Group Process, Rubric, Conclusion, and Teacher’s Guide.  Excellent

 

ZOOM INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS

            http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/

A huge amount of information for elementary students on inventors and inventions.  Excellent

 

 

 

 

CHINESE INVENTIONS: AN INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITY

http://www.askasia.org/teachers/Instructional_Resources/Lesson_Plans/China/LP_china_8.htm

Classroom activity on the many inventions developed by the Chinese.  Designed to change students’ perceptions that the Chinese are not technologically advanced.  Very Good

 

THE FACES OF SCIENCE – AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE SCIENCES – INVENTORS

            http://www.princeton.edu/~mcbrown/display/faces.html

Scroll down to the Inventors section to get information on African American inventors such as Granville Woods, Lewis Howard Latimer, and Madame C.J. Walker.  Very Good

 

GREAT AFRICAN AMERICAN INVENTORS AND ENGINEERS

            http://www.uwm.edu/StudentOrg/NSBE/bie.html

Includes a long list of African American inventors and information about their creations.   Very Good

 

GREAT INVENTIONS AND INVENTORS -  A THINKQUEST SITE

            http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/5847/

A student-created site on great inventors and their inventions.  Sections: Hall of Fame, Games (crossword, word search, maze), Timeline, Links, Quiz, Bibliography, and Share Inventions.  Very Good

 

HISTORICAL INVENTIONS A-Z

            http://inventors.about.com/library/bl/bl12.htm

Links to inventions from Adhesives to the Zipper from About.com.  A starting point for students.  Very Good

 

HISTORY OF INVENTIONS

            http://www.cbc4kids.ca/general/the-lab/history-of-invention/default.html

An inventions timeline (from 8000 years BC to the present) Students can nominate inventions and inventors for the timeline or use the links to study each in more detail.  Very Good

 

INVENTING A NEW KIND OF PENCIL

            http://www.noogenesis.com/inventing/pencil/pencil_page.html

A fun site for kids on ways to redesign the common pencil.  What works? What doesn’t? What can be added or changed?  Fun.  Very Good

 

INVENTIONS! WILD AND WACKY GAMES

            http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/96/inventions/

Please these five fun games on the subject of inventions.  Win tokens to run the machine when you’re finished.  Very Good

 

INVENTOR ED’S KIDS INVENTOR RESOURCES

            http://www.inventored.org/k-12/

Lots of links for kids on inventors, the history of selected inventions, and much more.  Very Good

 

INVENTORS AND ENTREPRENEURS – A CLASSROOM ACTIVITY

            http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM62

Not every inventor is an entrepreneur.  An entrepreneur will take an invention and pull together the resources to put the product onto the market place.  Students learn here the difference between inventors and entrepreneurs and explore the importance of both.  Includes activities and resource links.  Very Good

 

LEARN ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES TO BE AN INVENTOR – STUDY UNIT

            http://mustang.coled.umn.edu/inventing/inventing.html

To become an inventor you must first become a scout, then a wizard, then a critic and then a trail blazer.  Along the way you use resources to develop your invention and refine your ideas.  Included are questions and guidelines for students.  Very Good

 

MEET GIRL INVENTORS!

            http://www.girltech.com/Invention/IN_inventors.html

Meet several young women who have seen a need and filled it with an invention.  Very Good

 

MOUSESITE

            http://sloan.stanford.edu/MouseSite/

Explores the history of human computer interaction beginning in the 1960s.  Sections: Persons, Devices, Culture, Context, Forum, Archive, Links and more.  The Archive is extensive and includes interviews and photos of people, devices and much more.  Very Good

 

MUSEUM OF ANCIENT INVENTIONS

            http://www.smith.edu/hsc/museum/ancient_inventions/home.htm

We tend to think of inventions as a modern phenomenon but people have been inventing things as long as they’ve been around.  This online museum shows some of the ancient inventions with photos and descriptions.  Very Good

 

ROBERT FULTON – ENGINEER AND ARTIST

            http://www.history.rochester.edu/steam/dickinson/

A lengthy online biography of Robert Fulton, from his interest in developing submarines to the steam engine.  Very Good

 

RUBE GOLDBERG TODAY

            http://www.rubegoldberg.com/index.html

Known for his cartoons of contraptions that used everyday times to build elaborate machines to accomplish simple tasks, Rube Goldberg’s ideas continue and have inspired numerous contests around the country.  Sections: Rube Goldberg Today, Rube Goldberg Biography, Rube Goldberg Machine Contest, Rube Goldberg Information, and more.  Very Good

 

SPOTLIGHT:BIOGRAPHY: INVENTORS

            http://educate.si.edu/spotlight/inventors1.html

A Smithsonian site with brief biographies of inventors and lots of links to further information about them and their inventions.  Very Good

 

SUPER SCIENTISTS – A GALLERY OF ENERGY PIONEERS

            http://www.energy.ca.gov/education/scientists/index.html

Profiles 15 energy engineers/inventors.  Very Good

 

THE TOP TEN AFRICAN-AMERICAN INVENTORS

            http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/inventors/

A Scholastic site for grades 3-4 on ten African-American Inventors: Very Good

 

WACKY PATENT OF THE MONTH

            http://colitz.com/site/wacky.htm

Recognizes selected inventors and their remarkable and unconventional patented inventions.  Includes patent information, description and the diagrams submitted for the patent.  Sections: Patent of the Month, Patenting, Prior Wacky Patents, and Inventor Links.  Very Good

 

WHY DID THE ANCIENTS NOT DEVELOP MACHINERY?

            http://www.southwestern.edu/academic/classical.languages/rciv/machinery.html

An article for high school students explaining why the ancients didn’t invent machines sooner.  Good background information.  Very Good

 

 

 

 

ABC NEWS – PATENTLY WEIRD ARCHIVE

            http://abcnews.go.com/sections/business/patentlyweird/

A humorous look at some of the most unusual inventions. Fun.  Good

 

AFRICAN-AMERICAN INVENTORS DATABASE

            http://www.detroit.lib.mi.us/glptc/aaid_table.htm

A long chart with the inventor, invention, date, patent number and notes.  No additional information about each invention.  Good

 

BUILD IT YOURSELF TOY LABORATORY

            http://northshore.shore.net/~biy/

“Ever dream that your toys could do more than they do?  Use the best parts from LEGO®, K'NEX®, Radio Shack®, the local hardware store. Add junk from around the house, a cup full of your imagination and stamp it:  "Made In Another Universe"  “Build-It-Yourself publishes an on-going series of multimedia files (animated plans and building tips) that inspire kids between 8 - 16 years to build whimsical toys. Projects incorporate commonly found materials, LEGO Dacta parts and programmable microcomputers.”  Sections: Join the Crew, Missions, and Hot Shots.  Good

 

CHINESE INVENTIONS – A THINKQUEST SITE

            http://library.thinkquest.org/15618/index.htm

We tend to think of inventions as having origins in Europe, but the Chinese were avid inventors, too.  This site explores several Chinese inventions.  Sections: History, Inventions and Inventors, Implications, and China’s Future.  Good

 

CLUB GIRL TECH

            http://www.girltech.com/Invention/IN_menu_frame.html

A cool place to learn about inventors and their inventions.  Includes a Kooky Invention Page and Teacher’s page for teaching about inventing.  Good

 

CYBERSLEUTH KIDS – INVENTORS

            http://cybersleuth-kids.com/sleuth/Science/Inventors/

Information for kids on inventors such as Samuel Morse, George Eastman, Charles Babbage and more. Plus links to other sites.  Good

 

DISCOVER GAMES

            http://www.discovergames.com/

A resource for game inventors to promote and showcase their games.  Includes help for inventors getting started.  Good

 

THE ELI WHITNEY MUSEUM

            http://www.eliwhitney.org/

Information on the Eli Whitney Museum, a biography, exhibits and an online MOOseum.  Good

 

FORGOTTEN INVENTORS

            http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/telephone/sfeature/index.html

Features brief paragraphs about little known inventors of such items as the gas mask, can opener, blue jeans, and oil burner.  Good

 

HUNGARIAN INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS

            http://www.hpo.hu/English/inventor/eindex.html

While we are most familiar with American, British or French inventors, there were inventors working in all countries.  This site lists the work of Hungarian inventors.  Good

 

JAMES WATT BY ANDREW CARNEGIE

            http://www.history.rochester.edu/steam/carnegie/

A short online book by Andrew Carnegie on the work of James Watt with steam.  A personal account.  Good

 

JOSEPH HENRY AND THE HEROIC INVENTORS

            http://www1.umn.edu/scitech/jh_henry1.htm

“Henry was one of the scientists responsible for developing an understanding of electro-magnetism that allowed for the invention of a number of useful technologies.” This site explores the work of Joseph Henry and compares it with the work of Michael Farraday.  Good

 

INVENTIONS LESSON PLAN

            http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/lang/ceclang/ceclang079.html

A lesson plan for grades 7-12 designed to help students understand the relationship between things and words by developing inventions and finding ways to describe them.  Sections: Overview, Purpose, Objectives, Resources, Activities, Day Two, Day Three, and Tying It All Together.  Good

 

THE INVENTOR’S CLUB

            http://www.dkonline.com/twtw2/private/club/index.html

A site for kids on inventors and inventions.  Sections: Invention of the Month, Inventor of the Month and Home Inventor.  You can see previous inventors and inventions plus do experiments.  Good

 

INVENTORS’ CLUB – SCIENCE/ART ACTIVITY

            http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/gen_act/cando/invent.html

A classroom for science or art in which children discuss how machines help us do things and then develop machines to help them do things they want to do.  Sections: What You Need, What To Do, and Teaching Options.  Good

 

INVENTORS, INVENTIONS, INVENT-NET – THE INVENTORS NETWORK

            http://www.inventnet.com/

Provides help for inventors in doing patent searches, finding patent attorneys, chat room, forms, scams, and much more.  A site for aspiring inventors.  Good

 

JOHN’S WORD SEARCH PUZZLES – INVENTORS

            http://www.thepotters.com/puzzles/kids/inventors.html

A word search puzzle to print out using the names of inventors.  Good

 

LEVI STRAUSS – THE INVENTION OF LEVI’S JEANS

            http://www.levistrauss.com/about/history/jeans.htm

The invention of blue jeans in 1873 turned fashion around as they became one of the most recognizable and worn items of clothing in the world.  This site contains a brief article on their invention along with a history of denim fabric.  Good

 

THE MANY FACES OF COMMUNICATION – A THINKQUEST SITE

            http://library.thinkquest.org/17844/

A student site on the many ways people have invented forms of communication, from +body language, to printing, to post, radio, television and more.  Includes a section on making your own cartoon.  Good

 

NSTA YOUNG INVENTORS AWARDS PROGRAM

            http://www.nsta.org/programs/craftsman/

A competition for young inventors grades 2-8.  Provides information on teacher support.  Good

 

THE ONLINE ANTIQUE PHONOGRAPH GALLERY

            http://www.inkyfingers.com/Record.html

A photo gallery of personal collections of antique phonographs.  Good

 

PET INVENTIONS – CLASSROOM ACTIVITY

            http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/gen_act/pets/invent.html

An activity for elementary students in which they “invent” something to make their pets’ lives easier.  Sections: What You Need, What to Do.  Good

 

THE REAL McCOY – CLASSROOM ACTIVITY

            http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/lessons/realmccoy.htm

An activity for elementary students based on the life of Elijah McCoy, an African-American inventor who may have inspired the expression “the real McCoy”.  This is developed to cover other inventors and inventions.  Good

 

REINVENTING THE PAST – A THINKQUEST SITE

            http://library.thinkquest.org/J002039F/

A student site focusing on inventors Alexander Graham Bell, George Eastman, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, and The Wright Brothers.  The lives and inventions of each are discovered.  For elementary students.  Includes a Crossword Puzzle.  Good

 

TASTEFUL INVENTIONS AND PRODUCT DEBUTS

            http://hometown.aol.com/acalendar/February/11th.html

Want to know the inventor of the egg beater? Twinkies? Shredded Wheat?  They’re all here along with other food related items and gadgets.  (Note: Some commercial content).  Good

 

TECHNOLOGY TIMELINE – 1752-1990

            http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/telephone/timeline/timeline_text.html

A timeline of technological advances from 1752’s Lightning Rod to 1990s Hubble Telescope.  Good

 

THEREMIN

            http://theremin.info/

Although electronic music didn’t come into the mainstream until the 1970s, the first electronic music instrument was developed in the 1930s, the Theremin.  This site details his work and those who used the Theremin to compose.  Good

 

WEBQUEST: THE HISTORY OF COMPUTING

            http://www.plainfield.k12.in.us/hschool/webq/webq80/

A web quest in which groups of students investigate the history of computing and computers.  Sections: The Task, Resources, Online Resources, The Process, and Conclusion.  Good

 

WHO COOKED THAT UP?

            http://members.home.net/jjschnebel/cookin.html

How did some of our favorite foods get invented?  Students can read how foods such as Brunswick Stew, Peanut Butter & Jelly, Chocolate Chip Cookies and more were developed.  A fun site.  Good

 

 

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