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Young Inventor Challenge®
Educator Resources

Check out these Young Inventor Challenge® educator resources to use in your classroom or after school programming!

 

Invention education is a student-centered, interdisciplinary approach to learning that helps students develop inventive thinking skills and learn how to solve problems. This powerful approach to learning can help students develop skills like creativity, adaptability, and resilience and gives kids the confidence they need to be problem-solvers while encouraging teamwork.  

 

The Young Inventor Challenge® is an ideal program to include in your curriculum at the start of the school year! Consider engaging your students with an opportunity to think outside-the-box and become inventors.

 

Once the inventions are complete, don’t stop there! The Young Inventor Challenge® International Championship can bring your students’ inventions to even greater heights, with professional critiques from the toy industry. Your students are invited to submit their creations to the competition by October 27, 2024 for a chance to have their invention published and on store shelves! Learn more.

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Support Materials

Use these Young Inventor Challenge® materials to support programming for your school! 

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Classroom Activities

Use these brainstorming activities to activate creativity! Teachers with students participating in the Young Inventor Challenge® International Championship receive access to the Design Guide.

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Invention-Inspired Activities

Click on the images below to find invention-inspired activities and resources from other experts to introduce in your classroom! 

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Kid Inventor Resources

Can't do this as part of your classroom? No problem! Encourage your students to participate on their own. The Young Inventor Challenge® welcomes kids from around the world between the ages of 6-18 to submit their toy or game creations! 

Click video to watch winning pitches from 2023! 

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