   Ideas and Resources to support a Primary Project about inventors and discoverers using the Internet. Ideas |
      
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Tales of discovery and invention are fascinating for children and adults alike. All of our lives have been affected by the ideas and activities of scientists and technologists of the past. As well as stories about the people themselves, children should be encouraged to think about the implications of their discoveries and inventions - What would life be like without them? What further inventions have been made possible by them? What could the future hold because of them? Children can find out about inventors and discoverers from a range of resources, including stories, information books, television and film and now by using a computer to look at CD-ROMs and the World Wide Web. The Resources section lists useful examples of books and software and the Links section points to valuable World Wide Web sites.
Below are many questions which could be used as the starting point for children's enquiries into different aspects of the lives of inventors and discoverers. Some of the issues raised here are covered in the Hands-on section. Here is a list of the inventors and discoverers featured in this project. Charles Babbage and Ada LovelaceQuestions to ask about each person When was he/she born?
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