Invention education empowers students to identify problems, design solutions, and communicate their ideas. This hands-on, student-centered approach maps directly to the vision of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Portrait of a Graduate (PoG).

Since 2019, young Iowa inventor, Charles Smith, has qualified for the U.S. National Invention Convention six times, winning six national awards, including multiple Best Video Presentation honors.

Two Iowa inventors who attended Invention Convention U.S. Nationals at The Henry Ford take home four national awards.

Four young inventors represent Iowa at Invention Convention U.S. Nationals

Iowa students attend inaugural Iowa Invention Convention