Technology and Invention
Reading and Materials List
Required Books
- 100 Inventions That Made History by DK Publishing
Materials
Common Materials
- ruler (kit)
- colored pencils
- Inventions booklet (kit)
- scissors
- journal
- tape
- tape or glue stick
- string (kit)
- cardboard
- wooden spools (kit)
- connecting wires (kit)
- dowel rods (kit)
- paper clips (kit)
- small motor (kit)
- wooden splints (kit)
- 6-volt light bulb (kit)
- 9-volt battery (kit)
- brass fasteners (kit)
- recording device* (1.6 - optional)
- scissors and glue* (1.6 - optional)
- "Timeline of American History"* (1.optional)
- 2 pieces of wood (kit)
- 2 wire hangers (kit)
- long board (kit)
- markers or paint* (3.6 - optional)
- materials to cover ramp
- bamboo skewer (kit)
- brads (kit)
- buttons (kit)
- clothespin (kit)
- clothespin car from Activity 6
- gear cards (kit)
- gear set (kit)
- screw (kit)
- screwdriver
- small, sharp object (like a needle or push pin)
- straw (kit)
- strong glue
- tape measure or protractor
- pencil (kit)
- plastic milk jug (optional)
- potato
- article about new invention or discovery* (4.1 - Option 1)
- metal washers (kit)
- marbles (kit)
- items from kit
- plastic propeller (kit)
- rubber bands (kit)
- sandpaper (kit)
- toothpicks (kit)
- various common household items (list found in Activity 4)* (5.4 - optional)
- poster board
- markers
Lesson 1
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Lesson 5
Final Project
* - denotes an optional material that may or may not be used