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Homework Help | Inventions
Invention Dimension
http://web.mit.edu/invent/
Created by MIT this site has information about different inventors. To find out who invented something go the Archives page at:
http://web.mit.edu/invent/i-archive.html
Inventing Modern America
http://web.mit.edu/invent/
www/ima/index.html
This site examines a specific segment of invention history. There are a couple of invention games.
Inventive Kids
http://www.inventivekids.com/
An interactive site that promotes invention and innovation. Play the games to learn about inventions or perhaps create your own.
Kids Page United States Patent and Trademark Office
http://www.uspto.gov/web/
offices/ac/ahrpa/opa/kids/
Website offers information, games, and teacher resources regarding US patents, trademarks, and copyright.
The Lemelson Center for the
Study of Invention & Innovation
http://invention.smithsonian.org/home/
From the Smithsonian, select "
Centerpieces
" to go on virtual tours. Learn about the playful side of invention with the "Invention at Play".
Museum of Ancient Inventions
http://www.smith.edu/hsc/museum/
ancient_inventions/home.htm
There are clear images of each invention with detailed descriptions of their history.
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