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About Inventing
Inventing is fun! You don't have to
take our word for it, try it for a while, open up your mind
and think, and you can find out for yourself just how much fun
inventing can be.
There are many ways to invent, and best of all, there is no
wrong way. Whatever works for you, is the right way for you.
And remember, you never need permission to come up with a new
idea or solve a problem. All you have to do is to think. Opportunities
are all around you all of the time and you may not even realize
it.
All inventions are solutions to problems. The problems can be
old or new, but the solutions... now they should always be new.
In fact, one of the fun parts about inventing is figuring out
how many different solutions you can find to just one problem!
Have you run across any problems recently? If you pay attention
and look around your world, you'll see opportunities to solve
problems everywhere.
Other inventions are pure imagination. Ideas that seem to come
out of nowhere - things that no one has ever thought of before.
Although these types of inventions aren't as common, they are
just as fun and exciting as solving problems that you, your
family, or your friends face everyday.
Listen for the word 'can't' and change it around to 'why not?'
Count how many times you hear 'can't' in a day? (Except for
the cant's from your mom or dad about eating ice cream for breakfast,
or staying up late playing video games) Every can't is an opportunity
to invent.
For the Invention Convention, you need to think up a solution
or idea that someone hasn't thought of before. If the idea you
are thinking of has already won an award it won't be eligible
to win again. Check the list of winning inventions to make sure
that your idea hasn't already won. Just think, next year, YOUR
invention could be included on this list! Good luck!
Chronology
of Winning Inventions
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