COVENTRY — A G.H. Robertson student who participated in the Connecticut Invention Convention has advanced to the U.S. Nationals. G. H. Robertson School fourth and fifth graders prepared for the Connecticut Invention Convention competition this year with the help of the Challenge and Enrichment teacher, Stacey Fortin. Their task was to use the engineering design […]
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The invention — and reinvention — of Amy Coney Barrett
Mass adjourned with a rousing processional hymn and a reminder about the bake sale outside, but Amy Coney Barrett wasn’t ready to leave. Her husband, Jesse, dressed in a beige long-sleeved shirt and cream-colored pants, hustled toward the exit, ahead of the other parishioners. Barrett, however, remained in the maroon cushioned pew at St. James […]
Albuquerque teen wins contest for dog toy invention
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A 13-year-old boy from Albuquerque may have just created your new favorite dog toy after he was chosen as a finalist in a national competition. “I think we were all shocked cause we knew that there were like thousands of people in this,” said CTE teacher, Shannyn Pareo. Story continues below A […]
Licking Heights to host ‘Camp Invention’ summer STEM camp
Licking Heights students are lighting the way to innovation. This summer, the district will host a chapter of Camp Invention summer STEM camp, a national day camp where students complete themed hands-on learning activities. This year’s theme is “Illuminate” and will include projects like building a light-up game board, creating a customized glow box, engineering […]
Local students earn their way to national Invention Convention
May 4—Three Lodi Unified School District students are headed to Michigan next month to present inventions they created that make life a little easier for people. John Muir Elementary School fifth-grade students Amira Mohmand, Taylor Sahyoun and Neda Sabanci were the first Lodi Unified students to participate in a program called Invention Convention earlier this […]
A mop for your … walls? Yes, this viral invention exists, and it’s down to $40
Gearing up for some spring cleaning? If so, you’ve probably got all of the usual suspects covered, like decluttering your cabinets, scrubbing gunk off your grout … but what about your walls? No, you don’t have to spot-treat each smudge with a Magic Eraser — just wipe everything down with a wall mop! Yes, you […]
A mop for your … walls? Yes, this viral invention exists, and it’s down to $40 in time for spring cleaning
Gearing up for some spring cleaning? If so, you’ve probably got all of the usual suspects covered, like decluttering your cabinets, scrubbing gunk off your grout … but what about your walls? No, you don’t have to spot-treat each smudge with a Magic Eraser — just wipe everything down with a wall mop! Yes, you […]
Louisiana Teen’s Stroke-Detecting Invention Recognized in National STEM Contest
Ever since 14-year-old Naya Ellis can remember, science has been her favorite subject and she has wanted to help others by working in the medical field. She recalls taking care of her mother when she was about 7 years old, helping change her bandages during her battle with breast cancer. Now, the ninth-grader has combined […]