Invention Project to Create Your Own Invention
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This create you own invention project and activities will get your first and second grade students excited to design inventions that solve a human problem. Students will learn the definition of 'invention', learn about inventions (then and now), how they solve problems, and then brainstorm their own inventions. Use these engineering design science unit activities with your class.
I developed these activities in response to the NGSS standards:
- Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a simple problem that can be solved by creating a new or improved object.
- Define a simple problem that can be solved by creating a new or improved object.
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Your download contains:
* invention label and definition cards
* list of synonyms for 'invention'
* NGSS standards to post
* 12 photo cards of inventions to use for guessing games
* 3 worksheets connecting inventions to the problems they solve
* half page invention explanation writing page plus cover for creating a book
* letter to send home to brainstorm problems (family engagement)
* problem & solution writing page (both a boy & girl version)
* create a machine invention design page
* an example of the problem & solution page and invention design page completed
* an "Invention Zone" sign for a bulletin board
* answer keys for worksheets
* a maze
* a word search
2 pages of "Teacher Tips" guide you in teaching this unit and are full of ideas and suggestions. I share my tips with you so you will know the order of activities and how to present each lesson.
I hope your students enjoy and are engaged learning how to
design solutions and develop new inventions to make the world a better place.
This year, enjoy teaching science and watch your young scientists grow.
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