Invention Convention Overview

Our Invention Convention unit introduced students to the inventive process.  The students:  

• Brainstormed potential inventions, including through the use of the scientific method; 
• Learned the difference between a prototype/model and a final invention/product, which can take substantial expertise and years to build; 
• Learned the importance to the inventive process of building a prototype; 
• Itemized the materials necessary to build a prototype/model; 
• Conceptualized the invention by assessing whether or not they could create a prototype, refining the inventions along the way; 
• Described the invention in words, which is important to filing a patent application; 
• Articulated the purpose of their invention; 
• Created a blueprint/sketch of the invention; 
• Built a prototype/model.

 Our blog chronicles these steps, and you can find pictures of our Invention Convention displays in our latest posts below.