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| Links to Student Work: |IHMS Home | Inventions Projects & Websites | Futures Studies | Career Projects |IH ThinkQuest Website Entries|The Way Things Work |Discovery Home Page |
Links to Internet Resources:| IHMS Home | For Your Edification& Amusement |Gifted Education Resources| |Research Sites |Internet Guide |The Way Things Work | Lexicon Lovers| Inventions Websites| |
Our Discovery students have been researching the many aspects of the invention process. In addition to creating our own inventions, we've also found some terrific web pages. Hope you enjoy them as much as we do!
Another enjoyable activity has combined creative thinking skills and recycling objects. Inspired by the work of Joan Steiner, we have designed 3D Look Alikes. Click here to see one of Joan Steiner's Look Alike pictures.
| The sixth graders review their knowledge of inventions and the patent process using the game they created, "Who Wants To Be An Inventionaire!" |
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Derek ponders one of the questions. |
Peter uses a lifeline to poll the audience. |
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Handbook
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Riley's Kid's Inventors
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sure to look at his science fiction links, too. | |
Take a tour of the U. S. Patent and Trademark
Museum. What is intellectual property? How long is a patent
effective? Check it out! |
| 4Tomorrow Look
over these new inventions and ideas. You can even add your invention to the list! |
| Patents Answers to some
basic questions about the patent process by a patent attorney. |
| CBC4KIDS
Inventions A great timeline of inventions that have changed the way we live. You can
even submit your own suggestion for a significant invention! | |
| How Stuff Works This
is a great site that answers a lot of questions you might have on how all that stuff in
our world works! | |
| Historical Bios This site has
background information on thousands of inventors. | |
| Making Your Own Patent
Drawings Use these tips to save hundreds of dollars by making your own drawings. | |
| Patent, Copyright, and
Trademark Understand how all of this patent information works. | |
| Inventors Guide About.com has
collected a fantastic number of links to all topics and ideas relating to
inventions. Visit the inventor's spotlight, wacky patents, robotics, inventor hall
of fame, and more! Check this one for sure! | |
| Inventions For Sale Here is a place to see what has been invented and patented....and is awaiting a license or a sale. Maybe we'll see your invention there in the near future? |
| Links to Student Work: |IHMS Home | Inventions Projects & Websites | Futures Studies | Career Projects |IH ThinkQuest Website Entries|The Way Things Work |Discovery Home Page |
Links to Internet Resources:| IHMS Home | For Your Edification& Amusement |Gifted Education Resources| |Research Sites |Internet Guide |The Way Things Work | Lexicon Lovers| Inventions Websites| |
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Joanne Herrmann |
| 03/15/02 |