Pathfinders Fads and inventions These research suggestions and websites might help you with your research on Fads and /or inventions Subject headings, keywords Fads, fashions, inventions, inventors, discoveries, technology, fashion, music, science Dewey Numbers 600-609, 391, 500s, 780   Reference: World Book encyclopedias, science encyclopedias, On-line databases and websites Britannica Online http://www.tki.org.nz/r/epic/      login on the left side of the page under the EPIC heading     login - darfieldhs, password: 22darfieldhs.      Scroll down to blue highlighted links - 'Britannica online school edition K-12'     or the 'Discovering Collection' (also biographies and science plus more)  Choose either Primary, Secondary or High School levels or 'search all levels' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hula_hoop#History http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/16/37-fads-that-swept-the-nation/ http://www.inthe90s.com/leisure.shtml http://www.fiftiesweb.com/fashion/fashion.htm www.crazyfads.com Inventions http://inventors.about.com/library/bl/bl12.htm ttp://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/ http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/inventions.html has lists of inventors to choose from, as well as types of inventions, e.g. for travel, for making life easier, for better health, for communication and for entertaining us.