Invention Education Collection

Student Voices March 25 2025

Learn about the difference students are making at the National STEM Festival

Student Voices March 14 2025

From food deserts to mental health, these high schoolers are not hesitant to tackle real issues

Student Voices January 11 2025

"You have to have a lot of perseverance, because you're going to fail—like a lot." — Issah, Coral Springs Middle School, Broward County, Florida

Student Voices July 10 2023

For Ana-Lois Davis, a young inventor, creating intellectual property starts with a problem

Educator Voices April 02 2024

A persistent skills gap threatens to hinder progress in critical STEM areas — this is where mentors come in

Student Voices June 22 2021

Design Ventura invites students ages 13–16 to research, design and create a novel product

Lesson Plan September 06 2019

Learn about assistive devices and how innovation plays a key role in the invention process

Student Voices July 24 2023

A field that Marc van Zyl believes inspires progress

Educator Voices October 04 2023

Hear from two Chicago teachers on how they motivate their students to see invention as solution to challenges

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.