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October 24, 2025

Bringing the “Wow Factor” to Schools with Inventionland Education

Walk into any Inventionland Education space, and you immediately feel the “wow factor.” These aren’t ordinary classrooms and spaces. They’re immersive Innovation Labs®, CTE Centers, and Media Hubs that transform the traditional school experience into something truly extraordinary. Every detail is considered in these creative zones, designed to ignite imagination and make learning feel like…

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May 16, 2025

Invent, Build, Tell: The Power of Storytelling in STEM Education

Inventionland Education’s Applied STEM Innovation Course redefines how students engage with science, technology, engineering, and math by integrating storytelling and hands-on learning into the heart of its curriculum. This unique blend deepens technical understanding and cultivates essential communication and creative thinking skills, setting it apart from traditional STEM courses. Storytelling as a Catalyst for Innovation…

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September 12, 2024

Celebrating National Literacy Month with Inventionland Education’s Applied STEM Innovation Curriculum

National Literacy Month is a prime opportunity to highlight innovative educational approaches that inspire young minds and foster essential skills for the future. Inventionland Education stands out in this celebration with its unique approach. The Applied STEM Innovation Curriculum promotes literacy and integrates STEM concepts in a way that is engaging, practical, and impactful. Inventionland…

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March 4, 2022

Work with Meaning is Work Worth Doing

By George Davison, Inventionland®Education Founder and CEO Inventionland®Education was founded by the belief that a curriculum centered around innovation and inventing would play a big role in preparing our K-12 students for the real world. It’s something we’ve mastered for over 30 years with actual inventors at our Inventionland®headquarters, successfully helping thousands of innovators bring…

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March 29, 2019

STEAM Lesson Plan: Three Little Pigs Design Challenge

The story of Three Little Pigs is not only a staple in the lives of most children, but it’s also the perfect STEAM lesson plan for elementary school students. In this STEAM lesson, students will work in three teams to build houses that will (hopefully) withstand the huff and the puff of the big bad…

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January 17, 2019

STEAM Lesson Plan: Exploring the Effects of Salt on Ice

Lesson Plan Title: Exploring the Effects of Salt on Ice Grades: K-12 Baby, it’s cold outside. And that means it’s also icy. Many times, school is canceled if the roads are deemed dangerous for driving, but that can be avoided by salting the roads. We see salt trucks everywhere during the winter months, and our…

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February 21, 2017

Burgettstown Sounds Off on the Top Five Reasons for Schools to Pursue Inventionland’s Real-World Inventing Course

Burgettstown Area School District is tackling the need for STEAM education and innovation in the classroom. The Burgettstown Area School District recently was just one school whose high school students recently completed their Inventionland®Invention Contest pitches as part of our Inventionland®Innovation Course! Assistant to the Superintendent Mandi Figlioli sat in as a judge during student presentations…

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December 14, 2015

What a Difference a Few Months Makes! See a Custom Makerspace We Created in Action!

It may be one thing for us to explain our capabilities in designing a creative space that allows students to immerse themselves in hands-on, project-based learning. But, to see a group of students doing just that in a space that we played a major role in creating takes all that talk to an entirely new…

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November 25, 2015

Giving Thanks for an Already-Exceptional 2015!

Before we break to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with our family and friends, we’ve just got to take a minute to reflect on and give thanks for what an incredible, STEM-filled year 2015 has been for the Inventionland®Institute curriculum and our creative space-making capabilities. Our project-based inventing curriculum may have started to take off in…

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