Miss Gegenheimer, Chicago Public Schools Invention ConventionMs. Falwell, Irving Elementary School

February 5, 2014

Cycle of Inventing1: Define a

need or problem

2: Do background

research

3: Brainstorm ways to solve the problem

4: Plan materials and

design

5: Build prototype

6: Test prototype

7: Redesign and re-test as

necessary

8: Present results and get

feedback

Global Cycle Solutions – Bernard Kiwia, Inventor• What was Bernard’s problem?• How did Bernard test his

invention?• What other parts of the

invention cycle did you see in the video?

What is a patent?

What is a patent?• “the right to exclude others from

making, using, offering for sale, or selling” your invention • Valid for 20 years from the date

of the patent application• Every country has its own system

What was the problem?

What was the problem?

What other problems could this invention solve?

What other problems could this invention solve?

What are other ways to solve this problem?

What are other ways to solve this problem?

What are other ways to solve this problem?

Activity 1: How else can we use this invention?• Split up into small groups• Pass an object around the group• When the object gets to you, name a different way to use the object

(other than what it was invented for!)

Discussion• What was your object?• What problem does it solve in everyday life?• How could you improve this invention?

Activity 2: Invention Charades• Split up into small groups• Pass a charades card to each person• Go around the circle and have each person act out his/her invention,

with the rest of the group guessing what the invention is