Lesson Plans
Find a lesson plan for teaching about invention and inventors and other science lesson plans for grades K to 12
Inventive Thinking and Creativity
Lesson plans on inventions and inventive thinking and creativity
Lesson plans on inventions and inventive thinking and creativity
Lesson Plan - What is a Patent Search?
Learn how to search for a patent like a pro. You can look up information on everything ever invented.
Learn how to search for a patent like a pro. You can look up information on everything ever invented.
Lesson Plan - Build a Submarine
Build a soda bottle submarine and learn why a submarine floats or sinks.
Build a soda bottle submarine and learn why a submarine floats or sinks.
How To Make an Anemometer or Weather Vane
How to build an anemomter or weather vane.
How to build an anemomter or weather vane.
Hans Christian Oersted's Experiment with Magnetic Fields
In 1820 Hans Christian Oersted proved electric current could affect a compass needle - however Oersted could not explain why.
In 1820 Hans Christian Oersted proved electric current could affect a compass needle - however Oersted could not explain why.
Grades 6-8: Lesson Plans - Computer Technology Invention
From the discovery channel, lesson plans with accompanying video available.
From the discovery channel, lesson plans with accompanying video available.
Grades 6-8: Inventors Workshop Lesson Plans
Students will understand the following: The six simple machines are the basis for all mechanical devices. The six simple machines are as follows: the inclined plane, the lever and fulcrum, the wedge, the screw, and the wheel and axle, and the pulley. Leonardo da Vinci was one of the greatest inventors of all time. Each of his designs implemented one or more of the six simple machines.
Students will understand the following: The six simple machines are the basis for all mechanical devices. The six simple machines are as follows: the inclined plane, the lever and fulcrum, the wedge, the screw, and the wheel and axle, and the pulley. Leonardo da Vinci was one of the greatest inventors of all time. Each of his designs implemented one or more of the six simple machines.
Grades 3-5: Inventors and Inventions - Lesson Plans
Students will understand the following: Some inventions come about accidentally. The story of an invention can be told in an interesting fashion.
Students will understand the following: Some inventions come about accidentally. The story of an invention can be told in an interesting fashion.
Grades K-5: Inventors and Inventions - Air and Space
Science lesson plans that allow students to understand the following: They can conduct an experiment in which they change the size, weight, and wing structure of paper airplanes to see how each plane flies.
Science lesson plans that allow students to understand the following: They can conduct an experiment in which they change the size, weight, and wing structure of paper airplanes to see how each plane flies.
Simple Machines - All Grades Science Lesson Plans
Many lesson plans for different grades that teach students how to build a simple machine and the mechanics and uses of simple machines.
Many lesson plans for different grades that teach students how to build a simple machine and the mechanics and uses of simple machines.
Build-It-Yourself
Build-It-Yourself is an inventors' club for kids, an on-going series of animated plans and building tips that inspire kids between 8-16 years to build whimsical toys.
Build-It-Yourself is an inventors' club for kids, an on-going series of animated plans and building tips that inspire kids between 8-16 years to build whimsical toys.
The Early Life and Experiments of Benjamin Franklin
History, science, innovation: elementary level, study the early life and innovations of Benjamin Franklin using a variety of media.
History, science, innovation: elementary level, study the early life and innovations of Benjamin Franklin using a variety of media.
Grades 4-6: Lesson Plans: African American Inventors
Students will use the Internet to research African American inventors.
Students will use the Internet to research African American inventors.