Invention Convention

INVENTION CONVENTION Participation Guidelines: 
Students should declare their intent to participate no later than Friday, February 2, 2018. Participants are required to complete an Inventor Journal and create a prototype of their invention. (Team entries need complete only one Journal and one prototype). The Journal should document each participant’s creative process and should include the following: a) a description of the problem addressed by the invention; b) a description of solution ideas; c) a description of the invention; and d) a description of how the invention solves the problem. Participants must also build a prototype of their invention to display at the Invention Convention. The prototype does not need to be full scale and it is recommended that it fits on a table top (2 feet by 3 feet). Backboards or other presentation materials are not required, but are suggested. The participant's Inventor Journal and prototype will be submitted for the judges' review at the Invention Convention on March 16, 2018.

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Invention Convention Judging Rubric

Name of the Inventor(s): _______________________________________________

Title of the Invention: __________________________________________________

Category (circle one):             10 & under                              11+

Circle the appropriate rating for each item ( 5 = superior, 0 = unsatisfactory )

Total Points:   

10 & Under ----------------------------------------------------------------                              _______/30

11+ --------------------------------------------------------------------------                               _______/35

Judge’s Signature: _________________________________________________