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Invention Education Collection

Invention education challenges students to identify and solve problems in their own communities and beyond! Lessons are available for STEM and non-STEM subjects to help students become civic-minded problem solvers.

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Lesson plan: Invent a personal cooling device
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Lesson plan: Opening more doors — Inventing ways to make schools more accessible
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What is invention education? Explainer and lesson plans where students are the inventors!

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Educator Voices April 04 2025

Educator Voice: How ed tech helped this social studies teacher communicate with his students better

Watch Dr. Micah Shippee discuss Samsung's Solve for Tomorrow competition and how new inventions can have far-reaching impacts
Educator Voices March 10 2025

Educator Voice: How entrepreneurship education fosters young inventors

Learn about how entrepreneurship can help create young inventors
Educator Voices February 04 2025

Educator Voice: How CTE can give students a head start on career development

To celebrate Career and Technical Education Month, hear from two experts on ways CTE programs prepare students for life and the workforce
Educator Voices January 29 2025

Educator Voice: Youth robotics team from Ghana on what it took to get to world championship

Learn how this Ghanian robotics team made it all the way to Dallas, Texas
Educator Voices December 13 2024

Educator Voice: How to teach your students about protecting their intellectual property

These educators are learning about the importance of the patent process and invention education
Educator Voices August 22 2024

Educator Voice: Teaching students how to problem-solve with robotics

Learn about the many benefits of robotics in the classroom
Educator Voices August 15 2024

From gun violence prevention to biomedical engineering, three inventors share their stories

Learn how intellectual property or IP played a key role in these inventors' work
Daily News Lesson January 13 2025

How climate change may have created 'perfect storm' for LA fires

Discuss the connections between climate change, extreme weather and natural disasters such as the LA fires
Daily News Lesson January 23 2025

Former NASA engineer turned YouTuber Mark Rober on creativity

Engineer Mark Rober shares his take on the amazing world around us
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