INVENTION CONVENTION
→OBJECTIVE: To identify a “problem” or need, and design and propose an original invention!
**THIS YEAR’S THEME: ECO-FRIENDLY INVENTIONS**
Questions to think about:
How could we: Use less resources?
Use less electricity/ energy?
Conserve/ save resources and energy
Reduce waste?
Recycle waste/ resources?
Reuse waste/ resources?
Use human power for something?
Use alternative energy: SOLAR, WIND, WATER, etc.
→ REQUIREMENTS: What you need to TURN IN:
_________1. One page (max) type-written report (double spaced)
What is a problem/ need that you have identified? Why is this problem important to solve or useful?
Explain the invention that you have come up with:
What would it do?
What would it look like?
What materials do you need to make it?
How would it work?
_______2. Visual representation/ diagram/ picture of your invention
_____ Poster, board or REAL model (or Power Point presentation)
_____ Title, name, labels, instructions, colors
_______3. Presentation of invention – SHORT explanation of your project
