Young Inventor’s Workshop An ETC Program Offered by Palisades Parent Resource Group Sponsored by PALS

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.

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.

Which was INVENTED first? Lifesavers BandAid Frisbee Post-It Note

Lifesavers

BandAid

Frisbee

Post-It Note

Inventive Process Find a PROBLEM Think of Lots of IDEAS for Solutions CHOOSE the best Solution Build your INVENTION

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 ? ? ? ? ?

“ 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

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

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

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?

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?

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?

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?