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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Inventors and Inventions 1

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research and explore the importance of two inventions that people use every day: sticky notes and Velcro.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: You, Too, Can Be an Inventor!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
How have inventions changed the world? This unit focuses on the importance, the process and the creativity involved in inventing. Through the study of inventions and inventors, students learn how inventions are created and the...
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Inventors and Inventions: Alex Taylor

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Alex Taylor--Edmonton's first telegrapher, meteorologist, lightning manipulator and timekeeper--who is most widely know as being the father of Edmonton's telephone system.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Inventors and Inventions: Dr. Xingwei Wu

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Dr. Xingwei Wu, the developer of hybrid electroluminescent flat-panel display screen, more commonly known as the flat colour TV screen or computer monitor.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Inventors and Inventions: Robert Burrell

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the first commercial application of nanotechnology developed by Robert Burrell.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Inventors and Inventions: John L. Edlund

For Students 9th - 10th
Where did the inspiration for John L. Edlund's 'Floatation Suitcase' come from? Explore this site by the Heritage Community Foundation to find out!
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Inventors and Inventions: Bryan Kolb

For Students 9th - 10th
The biography of Bryan Kolb, whom many refer to as the founding father of behavioral neuroscience, is featured in this article, along with his Behavioral Neuroscience research. Watch a video, listen to audio or read an article about...
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Inventors and Inventions: Bruce Nodwell

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Bruce Nodwell's "Nodwell 110", which is a tracked vehicle that can travel through the squishy muskeg in Alberta.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Inventors and Inventions: Ted Wolff Von Selzam

For Students 9th - 10th
This biography highlights a developer of gluten-free and wheat-free foods, Ted Wolff von Selzam.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Inventors and Inventions: Norbert Berkowitz

For Students 9th - 10th
The transportation of coal through a pipeline was developed by Norbert Berkowitz. His biography and discovery are highlighted on this site by the Heritage Community Foundation.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Inventors and Inventions: Vladimir Mackiw

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Vladimir Mackiw's work in metallurgy development and his effects on Canadian mining.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Inventors and Inventions: Reg Hunt

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Reg Hunt and the first powered flight in Alberta.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Inventors and Inventions: Orville Newton Gilbert

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Orville Gilbert's "Harvester-Stacker" which is an alternative to the traditional method of harvesting wheat which increases productivity.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Inventors and Inventions: Max Bradshaw

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Max Bradshaw and his creation of the "Bale Booster and Stacker" that was a part of the mechanization of farming in Alberta.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Inventors and Inventions: Frank Van Slyke

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Frank Van Slyke and the "Van Slyke plough" which was very influential in the Red Deer area.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Inventors and Inventions: John Toogood

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about John Toogood, one of the most prominent and influential soil scientists in all of North America, and his contribution to agriculture.
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Special Feature: Forgotten Inventors

For Students 9th - 10th
This fascinating site from PBS features seven inventions from the 19th and 20th centuries, along with information about the men and women who created them. Click on one of the small photos to learn more, or scroll down through the...
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Inventors and Inventions: Wasyl Kunda

For Students 9th - 10th
Read Wasyl Kunda's biography and learn about and his efforts in hydrometallurgy.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Inventors Time Line

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A time line of famous inventors.
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Other

Smith College: Museum of Ancient Inventions

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Look at these ancient inventions. Compare these inventions with ones we use today to see if you can find any similarities. Take a tour of the museum or click each invention to find out more info.
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Science Museum of Minnesota

Science Museum of Minnesota: Students as Designers

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site provides eight projects to use in an elementary classroom to encourage students to become inventors/designers. Invention, prototyping, materials exploration, creative writing, problem-solving, and group presentations are...
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Smithsonian Institution

Lemelson Center: Innovative Lives

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from the Smithsonian Institute you can explore the world of invention by learning about inventors and their inventions. Searchable by name or subject, it is a great way for students to learn about science and technology.
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A&E Television

History.com: 9 Groundbreaking Inventions by Women

For Students 9th - 10th
Women inventors are behind a wide range of key innovations, from Kevlar to dishwashers to better life rafts. Female inventors have played a large role in U.S. history, but haven't always received credit for their work. Women --...
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A&E Television

History.com: 7 Groundbreaking Inventions by Latino Innovators

For Students 9th - 10th
From entertainment devices to lifesaving medical technologies, Latino inventors have advanced humankind through their contributions. Latino inventors have created revolutionary devices that have transformed our everyday world - and often...

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