Blue Valley teacher wins ‘Innovation Nation’ teacher award
By Lucie Krisman
Blue Valley CAPS instructor Mike Farmer earned a grand prize recognition in the Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation Teacher Innovator Awards.
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Young inventors from Kansas City advance to national competition
By Charlie Keegan
A group of high school students from Kansas City, Missouri, invented a way to detect when milk has gone bad — “Spoiler Alert.”
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This Topeka sixth-grader has a big idea to protect cats from cars.
By Rafael Garcia
Will, along with Lefferd’s other gifted students, was tasked with coming up with an invention that could help solve a problem people face in everyday life. He immediately knew he wanted to do something to help protect cats.
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Record Breaking Number of Student Inventors Compete at Kansas City Invention Convention 2023
By Patricia Robb
On April 13, the Kansas City Invention Convention (KCIC) welcomed over 220 student inventors to its third annual invention competition.
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Kansas City Invention Convention Teacher Spotlight: Peggy Kelly
By Jennie Nguyen
Peggy Kelly is the Enrichment Coordinator at the John Paul II Catholic School in Overland Park, KS. We first met Peggy when she signed up to use the Kansas City Invention Convention classroom curriculum as an educator. After the excitement of last month’s showcase, where Peggy had three students compete, we caught…
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MetaCar Wins Best In Show at 2022 Kansas City Invention Convention
By Jennie Nguyen
Linda Hall Library has announced the student winners for its second annual Kansas City Invention Convention (KCIC) competition and awards ceremony. Led by Linda Hall Library and sponsored by Kansas City National Security Campus, managed by Honeywell FM&T, KCIC is a year-long program that teaches problem-solving and creativity skills to students…
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Young award-winning inventor Kelly Ann Greene exemplifies the future of women in STEM
By Emily Standlee
Back in June, The Pitch spoke to several young inventors, including Kelly Ann Greene, who designed a mechanism called the Baby Saver. The device is built to detect heatstroke in infants left in hot cars. On August 20, Greene will discover whether her lifesaver of a creation picked up another…
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Teen inventor advances to global competition with help from Linda Hall Library
By Charlie Keegan
Kelly Ann Greene went to bed after hugging her mom thinking she’d lost a nationwide invention competition for teenagers. The next day, Greene got a big surprise in her email inbox. “I was like, ‘What?’ So excited,” the 17-year-old recalled. Turns out her “baby saver” invention won the market potential…
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Invention Convention brings young inventors attention
By Beth Lipoff
Move over, Thomas Edison. A whole crop of young Kansas City inventors is gathering steam (or is that STEM?) with the Invention Convention competition held by the Linda Hall Library. This is the first year this national program has made it to the metro area. “The library was interested in…
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Inaugural KC Invention Convention connects students to STEM opportunities
By Charlie Keegan
The first Kansas City Invention Convention wraps up Thursday with an awards ceremony. The inaugural local event is part of an ongoing nationwide push to expose students to career opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Winners from the Kansas City area can earn scholarships and/or advance to the…
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