Students

Welcome Students!!

You may not know it yet, but YOU are an inventor!!

You will be working with your teacher, family, and other students over the next few weeks to solve a problem, create a solution, design and build the solution – and at the end you can say “I am an Inventor.”

How Will You Become an Inventor?

Your teacher will work with you so you understand what an invention is. You will do some fun exercises in class to get your creative juices flowing.
You will think of a problem in your life – or in your parents’ lives – or in your friends’ lives – that is annoying and needs solving.
You will design a solution to this problem. Your teacher or your parents or another adult can help, but you must do the work. That includes research to make sure this invention doesn’t already exist! Or if it does exist, how does your solution improve the existing invention?
Along the way, you will keep an Inventor’s Log describing each step in your process.
You will build the invention (but keep the cost down – using recycled materials etc). You can get help from an adult, but most of the work should be yours.
You will make a display board that tells the story of your invention, what it does, who might use it and you will demonstrate and explain your invention in your classroom.
You will also have the opportunity to demonstrate and explain your invention at an Invention Convention – at your school or even at the California Invention Convention.

NOW YOU ARE AN INVENTOR!!

Learn about the California Invention Convention

Here are some kids that didn’t think they were inventors either – but look what they did!!

Ayden 4th Grade, Invented the Doggy Under Bite Helper, a bowl for dogs with severe under / over bites.
He describes the problem and solution here: “PROBLEM: My dog was born with a severe over bite that it prevents him from eating from a normal dog bowl without having the entire upper part of his mouth outside of the bowl while his underdeveloped lower mouth(chin) is inside the bowl at which time he bites the side of the bowl to scoop up his food. Sometimes he has to eat like he is eating a taco. SOLUTION: I was so excited how the adjustable bowl I invented for him actually moves in such a way that he is able to keep his whole mouth in the bowl and scoop his food up just like any other dog. It was amazing how he adjusted to the bowl immediately”

Nathan – 5th Grader invented the Feel N Fret Guitar – . “A person who is blind would have a hard time learning how to play the guitar without someone showing them where all the parts are. I wanted to create a guitar that a blind person could buy and use to teach themselves how to play,” Nathan says. “The Feel N Fret Guitar has braille and textures on the guitar to show the student where the frets are and that way they can begin to play some music”.

The display board describes the problem, the solution and how the inventor got from problem to solution.

Nikko’s brother has Diabetes and has to regularly test his blood sugar using Diabetes Test Strips. He would leave the used strips all over – causing a mess. She invented a kit that he could wear on his belt that holds both the new and used strips. This way, he always has a test strip when he needs one – and they aren’t getting discarded into the environment.

Jyothikaa Ramann, 10th Grade, Invented The Posture Genie “Better Posture, One Buzz at a Time”. She describes the problem and solution here – “PROBLEM: .. Having a slouched posture can only do us harm and provide no benefits for the human body. … [Poor posture]leads to multiple physical health issues such as lower back pain, neck pain, headaches, respiratory and cardiovascular issues, digestive issues and an overall higher risk of disease and death . It also contributes to multiple mental health issues such as poor mood, fatigue, lower productivity, and depression. SOLUTION: ..The Posture Genie… helps you practice a correct posture throughout every day eventually letting you enjoy the great, painless posture you’ve always wanted. [This device] is multi-position posture trainer and medical assistant that combines a sensing posture and angle technology, medical aid processes and machine learning (ML) for real-time multi-posture recognition”