Science of Innovation (video series) – The United States Patent and Trademark Office hosts a YouTube channel of videos about innovation. These 5 minute videos offer good introductions to cutting-edge technologies such as 3D bioprinting, VR, driverless cars, bionic limbs, and more.
Inventions, Inventors, and Invention Stories – Articles, video, classroom resources, and an audio database of famous inventors and invention from the Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
Lemelson-MIT Program – Grants and contests for grades 7-12. Celebrates outstanding inventors and inspires young people to pursue creative lives and careers through invention.
Spark!Lab Invention Projects – A list of activities to make your own light bulb, gramophone, and other famous inventions from the Spark!Lab at the National Museum of American History in Washington, DC.
UN Sustainable Development Goals – 17 goals to transform the world are a “to do” list for the future and can be used as the basis for challenges and projects.
Invent Now – A non-profit that supports invention through contests, camps and hosts the National Inventors Hall of Fame, including an online database of inventors.
Citizenscience.gov – Official US government site coordinating crowdsourcing and citizen science initiatives in the US.
Citizen Scientists League – A group of scientists and science hobbyists dedicated to promoting the tools and skills of science.
The STEMIE Coalition – K-12 invention and entrepreneurship education resources, events, and contests.
Scistarter – Searchable database of science projects open to public participation.