Children can use their imagination to invent fanciful devices to help or entertain pets. The document provides examples of real pet inventions like doggie doors and suggests having children work in groups to describe, illustrate, and present made-up inventions like a Froggy Trampoline for pets. Children are given materials and instructions to brainstorm ideas, with one writing about the invention, another drawing it, and a third sharing it with the class.

1. Pet Inventions
Science
Children can let their imaginations fly when they create fanciful inventions to make their pets'
lives easier or more fun.
What You Need
 Paper (lined and unlined)
 Markers or crayons
What to Do
1. Give children an example of a real pet invention such as the "doggie door," a small door
in the bottom of a larger door that allows a pet to go outside and come back in freely.
2. Brainstorm with children a list of fanciful inventions. Here's one to get started:
There's no telling how far your pet frog will leap when it bounces off the Froggy
Trampoline. And Mom will love that it's small enough to fit in your closet when your
frog is sleeping.
3. Divide children into groups of three. Ask each group to come up with one invention. One
child in the group writes a paragraph describing the invention, another child draws a
picture to go with the description, and the third child presents the group's invention to the
rest of the class.