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1999 Silver Award
Web site design contest for grades 4-6

Welcome!

This site was created by six boys and girls from Sherwood Elementary School in Highland Park, Illinois. We worked together for many months to learn about people who have shaped our lives through their important inventions and discoveries. Now we are sharing what we discovered with you!

Our site contains these sections...

HALL OF FAME
You can read articles about some of the most famous and helpful inventors in our Inventors' Hall of Fame.You can even
nominate an inventor for the Hall. 

GAMES
You can play lots of games and search for a secret inventor. 

TIMELINE
Our timeline contains all of the inventors that we included in our website. Find out when the inventor was born and when he/she invented the invention.

LINKS
We have found some great links about inventors that we think you will enjoy. If you know of a great site about inventors, then e-mail us and we'll add it to our list.

QUIZ
Take our quiz to see how much you really know about inventors and inventions.

BIBLIOGRAPHY
To find out what books and websites we used, check out our bibliography. You can find the books in your local or school library or bookstore. Check the web for the websites listed.

SHARE INVENTIONS
Have a great idea for an invention? Tell us! Click to find out more about the Invention of the Month!

Visit our other 1999 Silver Award site
from Sherwood Elementary School
in Highland Park, Illinois, USA.

StudyWeb Academic Excellence Award
January 2001

Copernicus Interactive
Featured Site--August 1999

visits since May 1999.