This Millennium Page was made for 
Mrs. Sippel's Third Grade Class at Newfane Elementary,
but everyone is welcome to use it.
Task 1 Click here to print a research guide. Now visit History Channel's Toy Timeline and follow the instructions on the research guide.
Task 2 Click here to print a research guide. Now go back to the  History Channel's Toy Timeline and search for the facts. 
Task 3 Click here to print a research guide. Now go back one more time to The History Channel's Toy Timeline and search for the facts. 
Task 4 Click here to print a research guide. Now go back one last time to The History Channel's Toy Timeline and search for the facts. 
Task 5 On to some other kinds of inventions.  Go to 
The History of Invention site .  Move along the horizontal scroll time line and find the invention mentioned for 1911.  What is it ?  What percent of U.S. households have one of these appliances?  What did people use before they had these?  Write all of your answers in a paragraph format.
Task 6 Return to The History of Invention site . List the five inventions that were introduced during the 1920's.  GIve the exact date of the invention and two interesting details about each one.  Write your answers in bulleted list format.
Task 7 Click here to print a research guide.   CNN.com has a wonderful timeline that will let you investigate important events of the 20th Century.  Start with the 1900's.
Task 8 The Augusta Chronicle   also has a timeline that will let you investigate important events of the 20th Century.  Click here to print a research guide and then check it out.
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