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Student Voices July 25 2024

Student Voice: How I became an inventor (and how you can, too)

Hear from a student inventor about her path to invention, and why she thinks any student can do the same
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Student Voices June 11 2024

Student Voice: A young inventor's "Farmer's Friend" makes farming safer

Student inventor Maia De La Cruz explains her invention to make moving hay easier for farmers
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Educator Voices May 24 2024

Educator Voice: A welcoming course for teachers interested in intellectual property

NewsHour Classroom's Invention Fellows learn about TIPA and share invention successes this year
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Educator Voices April 26 2024

Educator Voice: How to inspire and support tomorrow's inventors

On World IP Day, here's one intellectual property program that helps protect your ideas for free
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Educator Voices April 18 2024

Educator Voice: Bridging the STEM gap one mother and daughter at a time

How this mother-daughter robotics club provides equity for students and their families
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Student Voices April 18 2024

Student Voice: Robots bring mothers and daughters together

Hear from grade-school girls who taught their mothers how to build robots
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Educator Voices April 02 2024

Educator Voice: Cultivating the next generation of STEM leaders

A persistent skills gap threatens to hinder progress in critical STEM areas — this is where mentors come in
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Lesson Plan March 14 2024

What is invention education? Explainer and lesson plans where students are the inventors!

Teach students how to design their own inventions that help their communities
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Educator Voices February 16 2024

Educator Voice: How to use invention education across disciplines

PBS NewsHour Classroom's Invention Education Fellows talk about how to get students engaged in #InventEd
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Daily News Lesson January 29 2024

14-year-old scientist Heman Bekele on his quest to fight skin cancer with soap

Learn about an amazing invention by a young scientist
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