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Invention Education!

Description

The Lemelson-MIT (LMIT) Program celebrates outstanding inventors and inspires young people to pursue creative lives and careers.

By providing activities and opportunities to encourage youth to invent and develop their hands-on skills in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, LMIT hopes to inspire the next generation of diverse inventors and entrepreneurs. 

Topics:
Engineering, Math, Science, Technology
Grades:
6-8, 9-12

The Lemelson-MIT (LMIT) Program celebrates outstanding inventors and inspires young people to pursue creative lives and careers. By providing activities and opportunities to encourage youth to invent and develop their hands-on skills in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, LMIT hopes to inspire the next generation of diverse inventors and entrepreneurs.  

Historical Inventors - Check out these profiles of great inventors from history and today! 
JV InvenTeams Activity Guides! 

Engage students in grades 6-10 with minds-on and hands-on activities about: 

  • Circuitry and Electronic Textiles
  • Designing and Molding Shoe Soles
  • Optics and Super Lenses
  • Sound and Noise Makers
  • Simple Machines and Mechanical Systems
  • Human Energy and Power
  • Heat Transfer
  • Green Chemistry and Sustainable Inventions (Coming in April 2020)
Screen Required?
Optional
Materials:

Computer Internet Access; Materials vary by activity

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