Activities on Inventions

CBC4 Kids:  History of Inventions http://www.cbc4kids.ca/general/the-lab/history-of-invention/default.html   - this site from CBC 4 Kids has an interactive timeline featuring facts about great inventions throughout history.

Greatest Inventors and Inventions  http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/5847/ - these games will test your knowledge of  inventions, inventors, and related subjects from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

UAPTO Kids Game Pages http://www.uspto.gov/go/kids/kidgames.html - these games will test your knowledge of  inventions, inventors, and related subjects from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Smithsonian's Inventors and Innovations  http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmah/invent.htm   - brief histories of famous inventors and inventions including Albert Einstein, the telegraph, the light bulb, and the computer.