8th Grade Technology Systems See below for activities that will inspire you! |
You and your partner will go HERE to design a marble run.
Follow the instructions to design a marble run using as many objects as possible. When finished, record how many objects you used in your marble run and the number of seconds it took for your marble to travel. Now that you finished the Tinker Ball, try the Goldburger To Go. Make your own Virtual Goldberg device. It's a little tricky!
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Tinker Ball Activity
Invention & Inventor Puzzle Quest Use the following links to help you complete your Invention & Inventor Puzzles: Enchanted Learning-Zoom Inventors Encyclopedia Brittanica-Famous Inventions Some Bonus Sites: Famous Inventions A-Z: A History of Inventions: Find most any invention! An alphabetical of inventions with facts and information about the invention and the inventor Famous Inventions: A list of the invention, the inventor, the place, and the date of the invention History of Toys and Games: How some toys were invented, how others got their names, and fun facts to enjoy. How Stuff Works: Inventions: Inventions and links to more information about the inventions Invention Categories: Inventions Listed by Category (i.e. food and drink, toys and games, etc.): Lists the invention, the inventor, the year, and complete facts about the inventor and the invention Invention Facts and Myths: Myths meant to amaze, inspire, and amuse you Smithsonian: Inventors and Inventions: High quality links on the topic of inventing and inventors; prominent people and machines of the last 150 years Ten of the MOST famous inventions: A brief description Famous Inventors A-Z: Find any inventor! A History of famous inventors past and present with a complete description of their invention Forgotten Inventors: From PBS - Facts and information about inventions that people don't think about Have Fun with History: Science and Inventions: A resource for students, educators, and all lovers of American History; EXCELLENT VIDEOS! How Stuff Works: Inventors: Inventors and links to more information about the inventors Hyperhistory.com: Alphabetical index of persons in Hyperhistory. Famous inventor biographies included in the listings along with other famous people. Inventive Genius: Explores the lives of nineteen inventors and innovators Inventor Biographies: Inventor biographies, complemented by photographs, quotations, and additional resources for those who want to learn more Inventor Hall of Fame: Search database by the inventor, the invention, or the decade: A brief inventor biography of each and and a description of the Impact that inventor's invention had on society List of Famous Inventors: The inventor's name as well as what he invented AND links to further describe the inventor |