INOVATIVE LIVES
- Smithsonian Institution
- it focuses on recent innovative inventions and the people who
discovered them
INVENTION DIMENSIONS
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- inventor of the week
- Inventor's Handbook
- games & trivia
- links & resources
WHAT IN THE WORLD
- this web site illustrates the anatomy of plant cells
using cartoon drawings
- text is divided into easy-to-read sections
- recommended by the
National Science Teachers Association
P A T E N T S
- U.S. Patent & Trademark Office for Kids Pages
- introduces children to the world of intellectual property
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: TECHNOLOGY
- Public Broadcasting System
- presents an indepth look back at three important
American inventions:
the telephone
the television
New York subway system
- each section includes a link to a teacher's guide
MUSEUM OF ANCIENT INVENTIONS
- Smith College
- a "virtual museum"
- clear images of museum pieces along with detailed descriptions
of their history
POPULAR SCIENCE'S BEST OF
WHAT'S NEW 2000
- highlights inovations of the future that will influence
automobiles
aviation & space
computers
electronics
medicine
home
recreation
- learn about:
robotic dogs
cooling car seats in hot weather
how to water ski alone !!!
U. S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
- one can search any item patented from 1790 to the present by
inventor's name, patent number, etc.
- discover how to attain a patent or trademark
* selected from netCONNECT Fall 2001 - p. 27 - 28
