Today you will begin researching a famous inventor. You may use the links below to find the information you need. You will have time to research in the lab as well as in your classroom and in the Media Center. Be sure to cite your references!

Click here to see how to cite a website.
(Scroll down to the middle of the page to find out how to cite the World Wide Web.)

You will make a PowerPoint presentation about your inventor when you have completed your research. Work hard!

http://www.zoomschool.com/inventors/

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0855207.html

http://web.mit.edu/invent/search.html

http://inventors.about.com/library/bl/bl1_1.htm

http://inventors.about.com/library/blblackinventors.htm

http://www.yahooligans.com/Science_and_Nature/Machines/Inventions/Inventors/

http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/1_1_search.asp

http://members.aol.com/TeacherNet/Invention.html

http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa111100b.htm

You may also research your inventor using Discus or Encyclopedia Britannica.
You can access both of these sites from the Media Center's web page at
http://www.nse.richland2.org/~rdimaria/

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