8th Grade Inventions Worksheets Resources
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Helen Keller
Interesting facts and fun activities related to Helen Keller.Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryInventions -
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Public Transport Essay
Ask pupils to think about how public transport makes getting from place to place convenient and relatively inexpensive.…Subjects:TransportationExplorers' Voyages and TravelEssays -
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Make an Invention Time Line
In this printable activity, children will complete a time line of Edison's inventions.Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryAmerican History/U.S. HistoryInventions -
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The Modern Street-Cleaner Puzzle & Reading Passage
Florence Parpart invented the first modern street-cleaning machine. Students will read about this woman inventor and…Subjects:Reading ComprehensionSocial Studies and HistoryAmerican History/U.S. History -
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Individual Room Temperature Controls Puzzle & Reading Passage
This article depicts the story of Alice Parker, an African-American woman who invented a gas furnace for central heating…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingSocial Studies and HistorySuffrage and Women's Rights -
ACTIVITIES
What's in a Name?
Students come up with new names for the colors in a box of 24 crayons. They will learn how to design a box with the…Subjects:MathematicsInventionsSocial Studies and History -
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Wireless: Guglielmo Marconi
Learn about Guglielmo Marconi's life and accomplishments, and explore the related activities.Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryTwentieth CenturyInventions -
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Revolutionizing the Auto Industry: Henry Ford
Read about Henry Ford's achievements, and explore the related activities to learn more about this businessman.Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryTwentieth CenturyInventions -
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Inventions of the Thirties
Here's a list of the inventions of the 1930s.Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryAmerican History/U.S. HistoryInventions -
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Inventors and Inventions of the 1960s
Try a printable worksheet that details some of the major inventions from the 1960s.Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryTwentieth CenturyInventions -
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Famous Firsts: 1960s
Here's a list of notable inventions and firsts of the 1960s.Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryTwentieth CenturyInventions -
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The Invention of the Zoom Lens
Interesting facts and fun activities related to the invention of the zoom lens.Subjects:SciencePhotographyInventions -
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Thomas Alva Edison, Inventor
Use the brief description of inventor Thomas Edison to complete the related activities on this sheet.Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryInventionsScientists -
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Serendipity in Science: Edison & Inventions
In this activity, children will explore the word serendipity and its meaning in relation to Edison and inventions.Subjects:InventionsVocabularyLanguage Arts and Writing -
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Create: The Perfect Invention
This printable can be assigned as a summer take-home activity to help keep students' creativity active and flowing. This…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingInventionsSocial and Emotional Development -
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Bringing Science History to Life
Students learn about science history during a week long unit that culminates with an interdisciplinary science history…Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryInventionsScience -
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Zeppelins
Teach your students about the invention of the zeppelin, the original airship. This activity will teach your students…Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryInventionsSociety Development and Technology -
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Submarines
Teach your students about the invention of the submarine and its impact on the history of the world. This activity will…Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryTwentieth CenturyInventions -
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What's New: 1910s
Here's a list of the notable inventions and firsts of the 1900s.Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryAmerican History/U.S. HistoryInventions -
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A Space Pioneer: Robert Goddard
Read about Robert Goddard's rocket-building achievements, and explore the related activities to learn more about this…Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryTwentieth CenturyInventions -
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Famous Firsts: 1940s
Here's a list of notable inventions and firsts of the 1940s.Subjects:Social Studies and History1940sInventions -
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The TV Generation
Review with your students the milestones and issues in the development of the television and its effects on society. In…Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryTwentieth CenturyInventions -
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New to the Fifties
Introduce your students to two inventions that changed America: Jif Peanut Butter and WD-40.Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryTwentieth CenturyInventions -
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How Have Electrical Inventions Changed History?
Connect science and history with the questions about electrical inventions in this printable. Students will review…Subjects:ScienceElectricityInventions