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Unit-by-Unit Web Support, 1996 Edition:
What an Idea! (Grade 4, Unit 2)
Here are some of the best Web sites to use while teaching this unit.
Build-It-Yourself Hot Shot Inventors
Find out how your students can get their inventions displayed online. For inspiration, invite your class to explore some of the kid inventions already online, then click the Build-It-Yourself Guidelines to get started.
http://northshore.shore.net/~biy/fame.htm
3M Collaborative Invention Unit
What makes an inventor successful? At this site, students find answers to this question and more by participating in activities such as writing inventor biographies.
http://mustang.coled.umn.edu/inventing/Inventing.html
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