FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Chicago Student Invention Convention officially expands to become the Illinois Student Invention Convention, now the 10th U.S. state affiliated with Invention Convention Worldwide, a global K-12 invention education program. On April 29th...
11th Annual Chicago Student Invention Convention Announces Winners On April 29, 2023, Chicago Innovation hosted the 11th annual Chicago Student Invention Convention at the Illinois Institute of Technology. The event was the culmination of a 10-week innovation...
The program at the Woodson Regional Branch highlights African American Scientists and Inventors! This week my kids researched Medical inventions, thought hard about a problem they wanted to solve and made possible inventions that could help in the treatment of various...
April Lundberg, Children's Librarian at the Brighton Park Branch, shares photos of her students' inventions.
The first place grade category winners from the Chicago Student Invention Convention were awarded a 3D printing and video game design workshop from Digital Adventures. Charlotte built a first-person explorer video game using the Unity game development platform and...
On Wednesday, May 11, 5th graders Zion and Mukiya from Chicago Collegiate Charter School visited the Chicago Lighthouse, a social service organization serving the blind, visually impaired, disabled, and Veteran communities with comprehensive vision care and support...
We had a great time visiting NBC Chicago studios to film a piece for their Tech Trends segment. The students were very excited to share their inventions with Art Norman and Charlie Wojciechowski and tour the NBC Chicago studios.
In 6th-8th at Lozano we started with the Ideas Box lessons and the kids loved investigating inventors and interacting with the Dyson Air Multiplier. We then worked in groups to complete many design and engineering challenges. 8th graders created an artificial bone, a...