http://historyexplorer.si.edu/rss?key=resourcesSmithsonian's History Explorer Resources Related To "Invention at Play Educator's Manual"http://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=835http://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=835<p>Through the use of interactive games, inventors' stories, video commentaries, and toy displays, students will learn how play connects to the creative impulse that is fundamental to the work of invention, and explore the playful side of invention and the inventive side of play.</p>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 10:43:31 GMThttp://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=836http://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=836<p>Through the use of four interactive games, students will learn how play-the ordinary and everyday "work of childhood"-connects to the creative impulse of both historic and contemporary inventors in the Invention Playhouse. This resource is&nbsp;part of the <em>Invention at Play</em> online exhibition from the Lemelson Center.</p>Thu, 14 Jun 2012 16:10:12 GMThttp://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=355http://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=355<p>This activity guide accompanies the exhibition <em>America on the Move</em>. It delivers a variety of historical primary source materials from the exhibition directly to your classroom. Through these documents and activities, students can build a deeper understanding of how transportation shaped American commerce, communities, landscapes, and population migrations. It is one of the many resources connected to the online exhibition entitled <em>America on the Move</em>, which focuses on transportation in US history.</p>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:18:23 GMThttp://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=827http://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=827<p>Students will learn more about Thomas Alva Edison's creative genius. His mind gave us electric lights in our home and an entire system that produced and delivered electrical power. He was the first to record sound, and he also started the recording industry. Edison developed the first movie camera and produced the first movies. The website includes a biography of Edison, instructions on how to make a light bulb, and a list of related resources.</p>Thu, 14 Jun 2012 15:30:20 GMThttp://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=210http://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=210<p>In this podcast, Brad Brewer of The Brewery Troupe, an African-American puppet company, brings an inventor's history to life with puppets.</p>Mon, 18 Jun 2012 15:13:57 GMT