Note Taking Template (you can print or make a copy)

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Step 1: Start Research with Databases 

World Book Inventors

World Book Inventions

Student Research Center - * Biographies (Higher Lexiles)

Step 2: Websites

About.com Famous Inventions
History Channel

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Inventions

Inventors

Agriculture

• The Domestication of Plants and Animals
• The Hoe
• The Plow
• Irrigation
• Crop Rotation
• The Water Wheel and Water Mill
• The Windmill
• The Horse Harness
• Barbed Wire
• Livestock Breeding
• The Cotton Gin
• The Steel Plow
• The Reaper
• The Grain Elevator
• The Tractor
• Fertilizers
• Hybrid Crops
• Pesticides
• Genetically Modified Food

Architecture and Engineering

• Pyramids
• Pagodas
• Cantilevers
• City Planning
• Aqueducts
• Dams
• Arches
• Domes
• Drawbridges
• Truss Support
• Suspension Bridges
• Tunnels
• The Flush Toilet
• Modern Sewerage Systems
• Central Heating
• Air Conditioning
• Electric Elevators
• Skyscrapers
• Solar Energy

Communication

• Language and Writing
• The Alphabet
• Paper
• Movable Type
• The Printing Press
• Lithography
• The Telegraph
• The Fax Machine
• The Typewriter
• The Telephone
• The Linotype
• Radio
• Television
• The Handheld Radio
• The Satellite
• The Internet
• The Cellular Telephone
• Digital Television
• The Smartphone

Accidental Food

• (variety)

Personal & Household Items

• Scissors
• The Toothbrush
• Soap
• The Glass Mirror
• The Fork
• Eyeglasses
• The Thermometer
• The Wristwatch
• The Battery
• The Light Bulb
• Canned Foods
• The Sewing Machine
• Blue Jeans
• The Zipper
• Crayons
• The Vacuum Cleaner
• The Microwave Oven
• Instant Noodles
• Electronic Games

Medicine

• The Smallpox Vaccine
• Anesthesia
• Aspirin
• Antiseptics
• The X Ray
• The Electrocardiograph
• Insulin
• Penicillin
• Antibiotics
• Chemotherapy
• The Polio Vaccine
• Organ Transplants
• The Artificial Heart
• Laser Surgery
• Imaging Technologies
• Gene Therapy
• Stem Cell Research

Transportation

• The Wheel
• The Sail
• The Sternpost Rudder
• The Stirrup
• The Magnetic Compass
• The Horse and Carriage
• The Balloon
• The Steam Locomotive
• The Steamboat
• The Bicycle
• The Automobile
• The Airplane
• The Electric Starter
• The Jet Engine
• The Helicopter
• The Maglev Train
• The Space Shuttle
• The Global Positioning System
• The Hybrid Car

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