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They Made America

This companion site to the four-part series on looking at America through inventors focuses on inventors from the early days of the United States to modern day. From Robert Fulton and Samuel Colt, to Ted Turner and Russell Simmons, this Site of the Day explores people who took a chance and changed the country.  Especially handy is the ability to look at these innovators by name, geography or time period.  Be sure to check out the Innovators Tournament and see who you pick to win!

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Tags: inventions, inventors, site of the day

Play Time

Can you imagine your life without a decorative box to put your paperclips in, without rubber bands, without being able to purchase a variety of shoes at an inexpensive cost, windows in your home, shoelaces, motion pictures, the use of paper money, cotton clothes, a suitcase with a collapsible handle or how about a telephone? These are just some of the items patented in March that have made our lives more comfortable, more organized, and definitely kept us more entertained.
March is also the time of year for the science fair projects, and through these projects our teachers will cultivate young inventors of the future. What neat gadget will they create to improve our comfort, organization, or entertainment?
If you do a search in netTrekker d.i. for inventions and then refine your search by “Video” (under the multimedia selection) you will find my favorite inventions resource, the Lemelson Center. Here students can either play games that sharpen the mind and prepare them for creating inventions or teachers can watch video on how creativity, play, and science all work together.
Oh, okay – teachers can play the games too. I know I have!

Tags: inventions, netTrekker, projects, science fair, video