So You Want to be an Inventor?

This book talks about a lot of different inventions. What is one invention that you use every day? How would your life be different if that person had not invented that item? Write about it. Share your thoughts with a parent.
This book talks about a lot of different inventors. Pick two. How are some of the ways they invented things similar? What are some of the ways that they invented their inventions different? What is more important, the ways they are the same, or their differences? Share your thoughts with a parent.
Look around your home. Pick an invention that is not in this book. With a parent’s help, research it and the inventor on the internet. Write a short story about the inventor and how they invented this invention. Don’t forget to draw and color the pictures. Share your story with a parent.
What is your favorite fairy tale? Rewrite it incorporating one of the inventions in this book into the fairy tale. Don’t forget to draw and color the pictures. Read your new fairy tale to a parent or younger sibling.

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