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Lesson Plan February 10 2022

Four lessons for National Inventors' Day

Celebrate National Inventors' Day with one of four popular Classroom invention lessons
Tourists struggle with the heat as temperatures soar in Rome
Lesson Plan December 16 2021

Lesson Plan: Inventing smarter cities to minimize extreme heat

Plan and design a city block adapted for a changing climate using the power of invention
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Student Voices October 05 2021

Student Voice: Why schools should move toward climate action education

Hear from one student on why climate education is a lesson schools cannot afford to skip
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Lesson Plan September 05 2021

Lesson plan: An elevator for everyone — Improving on long-standing inventions with inventions of your own

Learn how to improve on long-standing inventions with inventions of your own
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: General view of the Walney Extension offshore wind farm operated by Orsted off the coast of Blackpool
Lesson Plan July 28 2021

Lesson plan: Invent ways to bring green energy to your community

Explore the promise and challenges of bringing renewable energy generation to your community
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Lesson Plan June 21 2021

Lesson plan: Learn from NASA how to invent for any environment

Experiment with engineering in changing environmental conditions
The warped shape of the stellar disk of the Milky Way galaxy is seen over the Warsaw telescope
Lesson Plan June 03 2021

Lesson plan: Design a generator to help meet UN Sustainable Development Goals

Learn about a promising source of renewable energy and make your own sustainable design
Diabolical Ironclad Beetle (Coleoptera; Phloeodes diabolicus)
Lesson Plan May 13 2021

Lesson plan: Inventing beetle bike helmets

In this invention lesson, students will make tiny bike helmets based on the diabolical ironclad beetle
Orange County firefighter Christopher Huerta, 31, receives the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in Irvine
Lesson Plan February 05 2021

Lesson plan: Invent ways to help get your community vaccinated

Learn about the COVID-19 vaccines, then use that knowledge to invent ways to improve vaccine distribution in your own community.
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Post August 03 2020

Educator Voice: Finding purpose in invention during the COVID-19 pandemic

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