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Middle School Science: Scientific Inventions

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BrainPop
DK Find Out!
Based on terrific DK Eyewitness Books. Great for background information. Scroll
Britannica School
Core Concepts: Periodic Table
Core Concepts: Chemistry
Core Concepts: Biology
PowerKnowledge: Earth & Space Science
PowerKnowledge: Life Sciences
PowerKnowledge: Physical Science

Inventions & Inventors

11 Inventions that Changed History
History.com
35 Inventions That Changed The World
Interesting Engineering
Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century
National Academy of Engineering
A History of Inventions, Discoveries, & Origins
V. II, 1846
Worth checking!
Inventions
Popular Science
Inventions & Discoveries
FactMonster
Making the Modern World
The Science Museum, Peter Symonds College, Winchester.
Museum of Ancient Inventions
Smith College
A Salute to the Wheel
Smithsonian
Timeline of Chinese Inventions
Columbia University
What Are the 10 Greatest Inventions of Our Time?
"Before you consider, here are a few opinions from Scientific American readers in 1913 on what makes a great invention"
What in the World is That?
Library of Congress

Famous Inventors
Biography.com
Inventions by Women
FactMonster
National Inventors Hall of Fame
Search by keyword (guitar) or last name
People and Discoveries
PBS, A Science Odyssey
Spotlight: Biography
Smithsonian Institution. Use Control F to search for a term (phone)
Who Made America?
PBS
Women Inventors
Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, Smithsonian Institution

Online Etymology Dictionary
Sometimes the origins of the word will given an indication of its early history...
Museum of Everyday Life

Videos to Watch