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Invention and Design
Story 400: Technology through the Ages : New Mexico students learn how tools improve the quality of life
Story 383: Construction Zone : Students design and build energy-efficient model houses
Story 359: Solar Challenge : Middle school students tackle design challenges
Story 304: Tangible Results : Girls enjoy the chance to experience engineering
Story 296: Designing the High Frontier : Middle school students design space colony models
Story 287: Powered by the Sun : Students create Lego vehicles that run on solar energy
Story 281: Moving Parts : Animation helps students "see" how machines work
Story 270: Movie Moments : Using Lego* animation, students recreate silver screen sequences
Story 267: Coasting Into Science : Students study energy, then design roller coasters
Story 262: Ready, Set, Race! : Students build real and virtual racecars, then compete
Story 258: Everybody Wins : Robotics teammates learn technical skills, teamwork
Story 247: Inspired to Build : Students become certified craftspeople after making balsa wood models
Story 208: Sound Ideas : Students create and build their own musical instruments
Story 201: Energizing the Press : Chemistry students design batteries for newspapers of the future
Story 186: Robot Mummies : Israeli students ponder futuristic feats of science
Story 145: Probing Questions : Students become educated consumers through science fair projects
Story 135: The Race Is On : Eighth-graders go to college for help with vehicle design
Story 122: To Build a Boat : Students integrate complex technologies to manufacture boats
Story 108: Jewel of a Project : Students master cutting-edge design tools
Story 102: Pride on Display : Interactive technology helps students present the best of their hometown
Story 71: A Very Hot Topic : Technology sparks student interest in global warming
Story 60: Invasion of the Cybugs : In rural Tennessee, students build robotic bugs
Story 35: The Flight of the Honeybee : Animated films showcase what second-graders have learned
Story 32: Constructing a Better Way : Inventing robots helps students see the challenges of climate change
Story 18: Inventing the Next Breakthrough : Girls discover their potential to engineer the future
Story 12: Building a Better Robot : Using teamwork to build a winning robot in six weeks
Story 4: Toys Bridge the Gap : First-graders invent toys to learn how technology works