In this telegraph system learning exercise, students design a telegraph station and answer 4 questions about the voltage, the resistor values and various modifications made to their design.

What other inventions was Thomas Edison responsible for besides the telegraph and lightbulb? Incorporate a set of worksheets into your study of Edison and other inventors. The 48-page packet includes all types of activities from word...

Help your scholars get a grasp on the chronology of the Industrial Revolution with this "Innovative Inventions" activity. They discover what year various items were invented, and then create a timeline placing each invention and...

In this research learning exercise, students research information about telegraphs in order to answer the several questions about its purposes. Students must find information about telegraph code, description, and its uses and inventor.

Which is more important for a president: experience or charisma? Scholars consider this as they analyze 2 political cartoons in this analysis handout. Background information gives context through a quote from The Telegraph, and 3 talking...

In this Morse code worksheet, learners read a short passage about the invention of Morse code and the use of telegraphs. Students answer three paragraphs about the passage.

In this physics worksheet, students differentiate the three telegraph circuits. They complete 10 short answer questions about digital communication.

Get your scholars working at "light speed" with this worksheet on how different wave frequencies have been discovered and used. The assignment has 20 short-answer questions, set up in a table. Consider re-doing the table or allowing...

In this mathematics worksheet, students identify and define various vocabulary terms related to Thomas Edison through a math puzzle. There are nine problems to solve on the sheet.

Take it off! Take what off? Take off the suffixes to create new words! Learners build vocabulary and spelling skills as they remove the suffixes from 20 different words. This activity can help learners begin to recognize roots, compound...

A New York Time article on a major music and arts event can be a good way to get kids interested in the daily news. They read an article about Coachella, and then answer eight comprehension questions, in either blog or print form. Note:...

Get to know inventor, Granville T. Woods. Who is he? From what state did Woods come? What did he design? All questions your scholars will find the answers to with this response-to-reading worksheet. 

Sometimes you can add an s to a word to form its plural. Sometimes you can't. Help your class learn how to pluralize irregular words like calf, woman, and half. After, have them study the prefixes un, de, pre, dis, and re in the colorful...

In this matching terms and descriptions worksheet, students use the names of people and places in the word bank to match their descriptions. Students match 10 answers.

For this recognizing facts about the state of Massachusetts worksheet, students read factual phrases and choose the who, what, or where answers. Students choose 10 multiple choice answers.

After selecting State Unit Studies and clicking on Maryland, you'll be directed to a page with several useful links! You'll get basic state facts, a map of the state, and information on the flower, capital, flag, bird, dog, cat, etc! So...

Personal correspondence in the form of letters is not as common as it once was. This resource presents an opportunity for you to introduce your class to letter writing and cover topics in social studies. Learners read a letter written in...

Some days, the world seems like it is becoming darker, but research suggests that the world might actually be becoming a more peaceful place. An informational reading passage accompanied by a series of activities builds English language...

In this literature worksheet, 5th graders read the novel Turn on the Light, Thomas Edison by Peter and Connie Roop and then answer ten reading comprehension questions about the novel.

This printer-friendly list includes over forty alphabetized prefixes, including definitions and an example of each. This would be a perfect tool for a teacher to use as a review sheet or study guide of these prefixes, or simply as a...

In this reading comprehension worksheet, 7th graders read a short passage in which one young lady talks to a young man about their holiday experience in Devon, UK. They answer 10 questions based on the passage.

For this Maryland worksheet, students put answers to a crossword puzzle into the puzzle that represent Maryland's history. Students put 8 words in the crossword puzzle.

In this Maryland activity, students answer multiple choice questions about Maryland's history. Students answer 10 questions about Maryland's history.

In this World Telecommunications Day worksheet, students complete activities such as complete activities such as reading a passage, phrase matching, fill in the blanks, correct words, multiple choice, spelling sequencing, scrambled...