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    1. Young Inventor’s Workshop An ETC Program Offered by Palisades Parent Resource Group Sponsored by PALS
    2. Today’s Workshop
      • What is Inventing?
      • How can we Invent something?
        • Find a PROBLEM
        • Brainstorm for SOLUTIONS
        • CHOOSE the best solution
      • How to Build a MODEL of your INVENTION
      • Explore some Simple Machines to help with your MODEL.
    3. Which was INVENTED first?
      • Lifesavers
      • BandAid
      • Frisbee
      • Post-It Note
    4. Inventive Process Find a PROBLEM Think of Lots of IDEAS for Solutions CHOOSE the best Solution Build your INVENTION
    5. What is a Problem?
      • “ Whenever there is a gap between where you are now and where you want to be, and you don’t know how to find a way across that gap, you have a problem.”
      • A Problem is:
        • A situation in need of improvement
        • A goal, intention, or desire
        • A project or task
        • An obstacle to be overcome
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    6. How to Find a Problem
      • What do you like to do?
      • What do you NOT like to do?
      • What is hard for you to do?
      • Think about:
      • School
      • Home
      • Chores
      • Sports
      • Hobbies
      • Games
      • Interests
    7. MAPS How to Think of Lots of Ideas
      • M AGNIFY/ M INIFY
        • Size- Higher? Longer? Thicker? Smaller? Shorter?
      • A DAPT
        • What else is like this? What does this remind you of? Is my idea really new? What existing ideas can I use e.g. battery.
      • P UT TO OTHER USES
        • New ways to use as is or modified? Other places to use?
      • S UBSTITUTE
        • What else can be used instead? Other ingredients? Other power?
    8. How to CHOOSE the best solution
      • Does it answer these questions -
      • Is my IDEA practical?
      • Can it be made easily?
      • Is it as simple as possible?
      • Is it safe?
      • Can I make it without spending a lot of money?
      • Is my IDEA really new?
      • Will it withstand use, or will it break easily?
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