Links You Will Find Helpful While Doing This Project

Zoom Inventors and Inventions - Great site for looking at prior inventions

American Inventors and Inventions - Search prior inventions and inventors

Google Patent Search - Using Google to search prior inventions has made the process so much easier. Try it, you will be amazed. Now there is no excuse for not knowing that your invention has already been made!!

United States Patent and Trademark Office - Search for your invention to see if it has been invented before; try the quicksearch first - it's the easiest to use

Smith College Museum of Ancient Inventions: Museum Directory - Look at ancient inventions

Totally Absurd Inventions - Have fun checking out these totally absurd inventions!

Leonardo daVinci - Scientist - Inventor- Artist

Important websites for patent information and searching for patents are found here. Visit ProTeacher

Great website from MIT for the serious student inventor – read up on how to go about getting your invention to the marketplace; make sure to play some of the great games, especially the trivia quiz. (in the Games & Trivia section )

If you have questions about inventions or the invention project, send Mr. Schneider or Ms. McFarland an email.