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Innovative Inventions

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Help your scholars get a grasp on the chronology of the Industrial Revolution with this "Innovative Inventions" worksheet. They discover what year various items were invented, and then create a timeline placing each invention and inventor in order. Consider making this a template, where each item can be cut-out and placed on a timeline. Or, you might even jigsaw this by having individuals create a part of the timeline with details to place on a larger class display.

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inventors, inventions, chronological order, telegraphs, the cotton gin, timelines

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cast steel plow, inventor, rolled film, telegraph, vaccine for polio, vulcanized rubber, chronological order, cotton gin, timeline, social studies
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6th - 8th
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English Language Arts
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