CSIC In The News
6th Annual Chicago Student Invention Convention Announces Winners
CHICAGO – April 7, 2018 – Student inventors from across the city in grades K-8 competed for top honors at the 6th annual Chicago Student Invention Convention. The event culminated a 10-week invention curriculum that was delivered to 3,000 students at 30 schools to...
The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon features Chicago Student Invention Convention student inventor, Christopher Pyter
The New Yorker features Kid Inventors and Their Greatest Inventions
2017 National Finalists featured on NBC’s Tech Trends with Art Norman
Impressive Chicago Public Schools students show off their cool inventions to NBC 5’s Art Norman. Permalink
Student Inventors learn 3D printing and video game design with Digital Adventures
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...
Student Inventors visit Chicago Lighthouse to learn about the blind and low vision community
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...
Behind the Scenes at Tech Trends
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.
5th Annual Chicago Student Invention Convention Announces Winners
CHICAGO, IL – Over 275 Chicago Public School students from 22 schools in grades K-8 showed off their creativity and innovation at the 2017 Chicago Student Invention Convention on Saturday, April 1st at Clemente High School. Student inventors presented their inventions...
Design and Engineering Challenges at Lozano Elementary
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...