Inventions for Kids

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• Science: Technology: Invention and Innovation 

• Black Inventors of the Past  - Compilation of information on African-American inventors. Includes biography, listing of inventor's inventions, and references.
• Fact Monster: Inventions and Discoveries  - Contains list of inventions and links to inventor's biographies. Includes reference desk.
• Famous Black Inventors  - Includes biographies and images of modern African-American innovators and scientists.
• The Great Idea Finder - Inventor Biography  - Resource for profiles of various inventors and details on their respective contributions to society and history.
• International Telecommunication Union - Historical Figures in Telecommunications  - Information resource on the various personalities who contributed to the development of telecommunications.
• Invent Now  - Features a Hall of Fame for inventors where they are honored for their contributions to history and society. Includes list of programs and details on how to patent inventions.
• Inventing Modern America: Games  - Featuring games for children about inventions, inventors and invention chronology.
• Invention at Play  - Examines the roles that play and childhood have in invention; includes biographies of modern inventors, plus many games and interactive features for children.
• Invention at Play  - Resource for learning about the importance of play at the Lemelson Center, at part of the Smithsonian Institution.
• Invention Channels  - Children can browse through the history of inventions in a number of different areas and view biographies of key figures in those subjects.
• Inventive Kids  - Features a variety of games, movies and interactive activities focusing on inventors and inventions, especially female and Canadian inventors.
• InventNow.org  - Gallery of inventions submitted by kids, Camp Invention Program, and a showroom to try out some of these ideas.
• Inventors and Inventions  - Provides information on who invented what and when in the form of simple tables for children to look up.
• The Lemelson Center  - Features a virtual tour showcasing an array of inventions from the past to the present that made living easier and better.
• Lemelson-MIT Program - Inventor of the Week Archives  - Index of inventor profiles and details on their contributions in the fields of medicine, consumer products, transportation, energy, and telecommunications.
• Top Ten African American Inventors  - Contains articles from Scholastic about ten inspirational African American inventors and their work.