Internet Activities
Unit 10: Take It or Leave It
Part One
Search the Web to find out about new inventions.
Go to one of the websites shown below and find three exciting new inventions.
http://future.newsday.com/6/spinvent.htm
http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/i-archive-cp.html
http://www.cbc4kids.ca/general/the-lab/history-of-invention/default.html
http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/1_1_search.asp
Part Two
Choose three inventions created in the time period 1500-2001. Rank these inventions in order of importance. Write a one- to two-page essay explaining your ranking of these inventions.
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