Invention Education Collection

Daily Video September 13 2019

Use this NewsHour lesson to learn how "invention education" is helping students to solve real-world problems

Educator Voices July 12 2023

"My advice for students: There’s no wrong way to solve a problem; we learn from failure." — Cynthia Brawner

Daily News Lesson September 17 2023

Does your city/town have a plan for controlling its rat population?

Student Voices July 21 2022

Watch interviews with young student inventors who participated in the annual Invention Convention earlier this summer

Educator Voices July 26 2023

Hear from a teacher on how to approach invention education

Daily Video November 21 2019

In this lesson plan, students will watch and discuss three short STEM videos produced by NewsHour's teen reporters

Post August 03 2020

Hear from one teacher on his journey to invention education during the COVID pandemic

Educator Voices January 30 2024

PBS NewsHour Classroom's Invention Education Fellows talk about takeaways from incorporating #InventEd in school

Educator Voices October 16 2023

Hear from educators around the country on invention education and what it means for classrooms from STEM to the humanities

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.