With all the talk about innovation, it’s a good time to explore inventors and their inventions.  Following are more resources to help.

The 50 Best Inventions of 2010

Get Science Fair Help Here

Great American Inventors -- Using Nonfiction to Learn About Technology Inventions

Invent Now Hall of Fame
Listed by date, invention, inventor

Invention Competitions
From the National Museum of Education for kids

Inventions that Changed Our World

Inventors Lesson Plans
General link site 

Lemuelson-MIT:  Invention Dimension
This link site includes inventor of the week, games and more.

Oxford Education Inventions Links
A terrific linking site, it contains everything from Chinese to ancient to strange inventions; worth a visit.

Patent Search Information
From the U.S. Patent Office -- search for information in a variety of ways.

Robots in the Classroom

Smithsonian Lemuelson Center Resources

Smithsonian Lemuelson Center Videos
Invention podcasts 

Teaching inventions/simple machines

WatchKnow inventor videos

Young Inventors – The Value of Intellectual Property