Invention Ideas

1st Grade, Research and Inquiry Activities

1. Go to: activities.macmillanmh.com/reading/treasures/minisites/Grade_1/_In_CMS/Site_G1U4W2/G1U4W2.html

2. Scientists can make a lot of different things using recyclables. Imagine that you have a milk carton, a cardboard tube, a tin can, an egg crate, and a glass jar. Can you invent something using these recyclables?

3. What does your invention look like? Use the paint program on your computer to draw it.

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