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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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Invention education lessons where your students are the inventors!
2023-2024 Invention Ed Fellows

Get to Know the 2023-2024 Invention Education Fellows
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Educator Voice: Cultivating the next generation of STEM leaders

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Educator Voices March 15 2024

Get to Know the 2023-2024 Invention Education Fellows

Meet NewsHour Classroom's 2023-24 Invention Fellows!
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
Student Voices June 22 2021

Student inventors lead the way in UK design competition

Design Ventura invites students ages 13–16 to research, design and create a novel product
Lesson Plan February 08 2024

Lesson plan: Design an invention to keep first responders safe

As first responders keep our communities safe, learn how to help keep them safe through new inventions.
Lesson Plan July 13 2023

Lesson plan: Solving problems through invention

Learn the first key step in the invention process: how to identify and explore problems around you
Lesson Plan July 03 2023

Lesson plan: Patent pending! Learn how to patent your invention

So, you finally put your great idea for an invention down on paper. Now what happens?
Lesson Plan July 13 2023

Lesson plan: Who is an inventor, anyways?

Learn what makes an inventor and how you can use skills you already have to become one today
Lesson Plan July 20 2018

Lesson plan: How mice could help fight Lyme Disease

In this STEM lesson, students will watch the PBS NewsHour video, "Could genetically engineered mice reduce Lyme disease?", and design their own inventions that could help solve public health issues
Lesson Plan June 25 2019

Lesson plan: Why this athlete invented a sports concussion sensor

Learn about a concussion sensor invention that helps athletes detect if they may have a concussion
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