Past Events

August 1, 2018 to August 3, 2018
Cambridge, MA

Invention Education Workshop - East Coast

Developing Creative, Inventive Mindsets and Skills that Prepare Middle and High School Students for Careers in a Rapidly Changing World

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July 25, 2018 to July 27, 2018
Pomona, CA

Invention Education Workshop - West Coast

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June 20, 2018 to June 21, 2018
Cambridge, MA

EurekaFest 2018

EurekaFest is a two-day invention celebration designed to empower young inventors through activities that inspire youth, honor role models, and encourage creativity and problem solving.

Check out our event photos from EurekaFest 2017.

April 19, 2018

Additive Fabrication: CAD and 3D printing

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April 5, 2018

Showcasing your Inventions

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March 22, 2018

Complete Circuits and Troubleshooting Electronics

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March 8, 2018

Involving your Community

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February 22, 2018

Hands-on: Batteries: A primer

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February 8, 2018

Minds-on: Diverse Teams: Managing Teams for Agreement and Disagreement

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January 25, 2018

Hands-on: Working with Molding Rubber

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January 11, 2018

Minds-on: Developing Empathy

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December 14, 2017

Hands-on: Working with Materials: PVC and 80/20

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November 30, 2017

Minds-on: Solution Prototyping

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November 16, 2017

Minds-on: Project-based Learning Framework and Projects

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November 2, 2017

Hands-on: Getting Started with Basic Materials: Cardboard, Foam, Clay

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October 19, 2017

Hands-on: Invention Education Opportunities

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October 5, 2017

Minds-on Learning: Finding Problems in Your Community

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July 24, 2017 to July 26, 2017
Cambridge, MA

Three Day Workshop for Middle and High School Teachers - East Coast

July 12, 2017 to July 14, 2017
Irvine, CA

Three Day Workshop for Middle and High School Teachers - West Coast

June 16, 2017 to June 17, 2017
Cambridge, MA

EurekaFest 2017

EurekaFest is a multi-day celebration designed to empower a legacy of inventors through activities that inspire youth, honor role models, and encourage creativity and problem solving.

Check out our event photos from EurekaFest 2016.

February 22, 2017

Webinar: Introduction to InvenTeams

The Lemelson-MIT Program will host an informational webinar about the InvenTeam initiative for educators. This is the perfect venue to find out the answers to your questions or learn more about how the InvenTeam initiative can inspire creativity and problem solving for your students and excitement for hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).

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October 28, 2016 to October 29, 2016
Cambridge, MA

Innoskate 2016

The Smithsonian’s Innoskate program travels the country celebrating inventive creativity in skate culture. Innoskate 2016 features a new collaboration with the Lemelson-MIT program to create a festival at the Lynch Family Skatepark in Cambridge. This event will draw upon the collective energy and expertise of the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, the Lemelson-MIT program, MIT faculty and staff, and other community partners to create an entertaining and educational program for the public.

June 17, 2016 to June 18, 2016
Cambridge, MA

EurekaFest 2016

Join the Lemelson-MIT Program for our tenth annual EurekaFest event to celebrate the inventive spirit!

June 19, 2015 to June 20, 2015
Cambridge, MA

EurekaFest 2015

Join the Lemelson-MIT Program for our ninth annual EurekaFest event to celebrate the inventive spirit!

June 20, 2014 to June 21, 2014
Cambridge, MA

EurekaFest 2014

Join the Lemelson-MIT Program for our eighth annual EurekaFest event to celebrate the inventive spirit! 

EurekaFest is a multi-day celebration designed to empower a legacy of inventors through activities that inspire youth, honor role models, and encourage creativity and problem solving. 

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May 9, 2014
Cambridge, MA

InventNight with JV InvenTeams

Meet and celebrate local young inventors at the MIT Museum who participated this year in the Lemelson-MIT JV InvenTeam™ initiative.

Join us for a special night of invention with JV InvenTeams from across the Commonwealth co-hosted by the
Lemelson-MIT Program and the MIT Museum on May 9th.  

JV InvenTeams are affiliated with the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Grant Program in Massachusetts.

Showcasing teams are:
B.M.C Durfee High School (Fall River)
Chelsea High School (Chelsea)

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April 8, 2014
Cambridge, MA

National Collegiate Student Prize Competition Showcase

Join the Lemelson-MIT Program for a special Invention Showcase featuring the 2014 Lemelson-MIT National Collegiate Student Prize Applicants in the "Cure it!" and "Use it!" categories.

Competition winners will be announced on April 9th.