Thomas edison activities

Hi everyone, I’ve been working hard behind the scenes over here to create a new set of unit studies! This series is all about famous Scientists & Inventors! As usual each study includes fun hands-on activities to go along with the unit to help students remember what they’ve learned, and…

Thomas Edison (1847-1931) was an American scientist and inventor. Among his most famous inventions are the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting light bulb. During his lifetime Edison held 1,093 U.S. patents, and he originated the concept and implementation of electric-power generation and distribution to homes and businesses. While creating inventions in episodes 1173 and 1397 of Sesame Street, Oscar remarks, "Thomas Edison, eat your heart out." In Episode 1363 of Sesame…

If you are studying inventors in your homeschool, you will enjoy these FREE Printables and Resources About Thomas Edison. #hsgiveways #inventorstudy #thomasedison

Introduce a science unit on light and sound with this Thomas Edison flip book activity. This Thomas Edison project introduces facts about his life and his inventions.

Try this unique Thomas Edison lesson, and try to innovate and improve products like Thomas Edison famously did.

Check out this fun free Thomas Edison Word Search, free for use at home or in schoolThis is a printable Thomas Edison Word Search” pdf...

You may wonder what the link is between a potato, a light bulb and kids. It’s actually a great experiment about making electricity from a potato to illuminate a small light bulb. It teaches kids about the basics of making electricity and how wires allow electricity to move from one place to another in a complete circuit.

One of my new Common Core ELA Units is called "Figure it Out." It is about notable people who overcame challenges to become successful in life. We read about Helen Keller, Leonardo da Vinci, George Washington Carver and Thomas Edison. We created lap-books using an Invention Brochure that I bought on TPT from This Little Piggy Reads. The printables fit nicely on the file folder. Here are some samples of my student's work. I made a sample but allowed my students to use their own creativity. It…

Can the kids fill the lightbulb on this worksheet with some of the things Thomas Edison invented over his lifetime? They could write them down, draw pictures or both!

Thomas Edison is well known for his contribution to electricity, but these free printable worksheets + experiments will teach kids....