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3D Printing vs. Laser Cutting: What’s the Difference?

If a student or colleague asked you what the difference between a 3D printer and a laser cutter was, what would you say? Is this the type of question you can answer confidently with your head held high, or the type that would have you faking an injury to avoid answering… our students aren’t the…

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Six Tips to Overcoming STEAM Fear

3D printers, model making, and injection molding…oh my! If you’re a teacher considering adding a little STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) to your classroom, but steam literally comes out of your ears just thinking about learning how to use the technology involved…don’t worry! Here are some do’s and don’ts to help you make…

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Next Generation Makers Shine at Pittsburgh’s Avonworth School District

Recently, the self-a-STEAM was abundant at Pittsburgh’s Avonworth Middle School. A cohort of eighth grade students completed real-world inventing coursework that derives directly from Inventionland’s proven nine-step inventing method. Facing a shark-tank panel that included Inventionland®founder and CEO, George Davison, and Inventionland®Creationeers, Tim and Tess, over 20 student groups presented new product ideas that…

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Copy This! The Apollo Ridge School District is Prepared to 3D Print!

Spring starts this weekend and we think we can speak for pretty much everyone when we say that we’re more than glad to welcome it and all the new beginnings it brings! Speaking of starting something new, one Pittsburgh-area middle school recently got a new beginning of their own when an administrator and a group…

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Innovation Has Been Delivered! South Fayette Middle School’s Added Two 3D Printers to their Makerspace!

Since fall’s officially begun, one might think that the temperatures would be dropping to cool new levels. Instead, at the Inventionland®Education, we’re facing a major technological warming! In fact, you could go so far as saying that autumn’s looking pretty STEAMy around here! Just days ago, our team shared some of that STEAM with another…

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Starting the School Year Full STEAM Ahead!

Most students around the nation are getting settled in their desks as the 2015 back-to-school season is underway. For several Pennsylvania schools, this school year will be powered by a little STEAM and project-based learning, thanks to the addition of our state-of-the-art Inventionland®Education inventing curriculum and some of the customized tools that go with it. Here at…

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One Pittsburgh School Dials Up a 3D-Printed Delivery!

Of course, you know that all you have to do is dial up your favorite pizza place in order to have hot, tasty pizza delivered to your doorstep. So, if it’s innovation that’s whetting your appetite these days, you may be glad to know that our Inventionland®Education team now is able to deliver that to…

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Not Just Your Everyday Inventing Curriculum…

Without a doubt, 3D printing, STEM education and project-based learning are three aspects of our inventing curriculum that we tout when we’re meeting with educators who are interested in upping the innovative options around their schools. But, in addition to helping institutions implement those aspects into their coursework through our curriculum, we’re actually able to help…

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You’ve Already Heard it from Us – Now, Hear What Students are Saying about our Course!

You may have heard about the Inventionland®Education from the media; you may have heard about our project-based curriculum from our own mouths; but, today, we’re letting members of our inaugural class of Inventionland®Education students tell you what they really thought about the course: “It challenged us to deeply think about our interests…” “It’s cool using…

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