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Subject and Predicate Video - posted from Birnamwood, WI
Video for activity one showing subject and predicate
Gutenberg Press Video for Inventors - posted from Birnamwood, WI
Video shows the invention of the Guttenberg press working.
Inventors Video - posted from ,
This helped us to answer Activity 1 Oprion 1 for Famous Inventors
Inventor Video - posted from Brooklyn, NY
We chose Nikola Tesla as our inventor. Found some good videos on Youtube, including this animated one. And we combined it with older sister's Electricity Unit!
Fun Inventor Biography for Kids - posted from ,
Check out Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson's Super Soaking Inventions about a kid who started inventing when he was school aged and continued to do so for his entire life. It is suggested for grades 2-4, but my 1st grader enjoyed it.
A website for inventions - posted from Portland, OR
Colaborate with other people creating inventions together
- link: http://quirky.com
Simple Biographies for Kids - posted from Lake Villa, IL
This site has links to many simply written biographies of leaders and inventors the kids can use for this Lesson. We specifically learned about Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Edison.
Book, field trip and fun movie - posted from Jamestown, NC
We read http://www.amazon.com/Steve-Rookie-Biographies-Joanne-Mattern/dp/0531247058 about Steve Jobs, visited an Apple Store (after talking about how it all started in his garage) and then watched Toy Story (mentioned in the book as the world's first ever computer animated movie - by Pixar, owned by Steve Jobs).