Name
Building Inventive Identity via "Change YOUR Game"
Description
The Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation unveiled its “Change YOUR Game”/ “Cambia Tu Juego” exhibition in March 2024. The exhibition introduces the central role of inventors, inventions, and technology in the history of sports to empower diverse visitors to identify themselves as problem solvers. In this session, panelists will articulate how the exhibit and its activities are designed to provide learners of all ages, backgrounds, and interests the opportunity to practice inventive skills and habits of mind, such as collaboration, creativity, problem-solving, and critical thinking, as tools to explore and develop their inventive identity.
Speakers
Session Type
2-hour in-person, hands-on session (Thurs only)
Session Track
Inclusive Storytelling
Grades
6-8
Subject Areas
Science, Social Studies, Visual Arts
Audience
Middle and High School Teachers, Museum Educators and Staff, Higher Education, Education Researchers, Non-Profit Organizations in Education
Location Name
Enter via Constitution Ave entrance of the National Museum of American History and gather on the First Floor, near the lowrider vehicle.