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We know you’re excited to enter this year’s Challenge, so we’ve asked a few teachers and parents whose students have either won or earned an…

Think of a time when you had an idea for how to make something better. Did you sketch or build your solutions? Did you share your ideas with classmates, friends, or family? If so, then, congratulations, you’ve already demonstrated your inventive powers.

On December 6, the Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center and Cricket Media launched their 9th annual invention competition. Not only does it offer students the opportunity to develop important skills like problem solving, critical thinking, and collaboration, this year the challenge also honors the legacy of an inspiring inventor. Dr. InBae Yoon (1936-2014) was a Korean American inventor who passionately believed—like we do—that everyone is inventive…