Kids Inventing!
A Handbook for Young Inventors
Published on 13. December 2005
144 pages
978-0-471-73816-9 (ISBN)
Description
Have you ever seen inventors on TV or in the newspaper and thought,"That could be me!" Well, it certainly could--and this bookshows you how. Kids Inventing! gives you easy-to-follow,step-by-step instructions for turning your ideas into realities forfun, competition, and even profit.
From finding an idea and creating a working model to patenting,manufacturing, and selling your invention, you get expert guidancein all the different stages of inventing. You'll see how to keep aninventor's log, present your ideas, and work as part of a team orwith a mentor. You'll meet inspiring kids just like you whodesigned their own award-winning inventions. And you'll see how toprepare for the various state and national invention contests heldeach year, as well as international competitions and sciencefairs.
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Inventions solve problems in daily life, and this nifty book solvesthe problems of how to go about inventing. From identifying aproblem in your work to thinking about how to solve it, theinformation is broken down into small solvable parts. So how do you come up with a problem? Hone your observationalskills and look around. Stories of inventions developed by youngscientists who responded to their own needs or those of theircommunity provide the backbone and wonder of this inspirationalbook. Some ideas come through observation, some through research, andsome from searching for a use for something. Next, the inventor canturn to journaling or model making or can learn with a mentor. Forthose really great ideas, the book discusses patenting, designing atrademark, and manufacturing and selling the product. There aremany websites, programs, competitions, and camps found in theappendices. Students can be great inventors because life is newer to themand they take less for granted. Awareness is the first step todiscovery. What a wonderful little book for showing children otherchildren as inventors... and they can learn how to become onethemselves! --NSTA RecommendsMore details
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SUSAN CASEY is an English teacher, a journalist, a speaker, and the author of Women Invent! Two Centuries of Discovery That Have Shaped Our World. To find out more about Susan, visit her web site at www.susancaseybooks.com.
Content
Foreword by Nicholas D. Frankovits and Leila Gay Evans.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
1. Getting an Idea.
Look for a Problem to Solve.
Break Problems into Smaller Parts.
Think about Improving Something You Already Enjoy.
Think about Solving a Community Problem.
Think about the Needs of Others.
Find an Idea Through Research.
Find a Use for Something You Discover.
Is Your Idea an Invention?
Activities.
2. Keeping a Journal or an Inventor's Log andWriting a Report.
Logs and Journals.
Reports.
Inventor's Logs, Journals, and Reports as Part of aDisplay.
Activities.
3. Making a Model.
Start with a Sketch.
Make a List of Materials.
List the Tools You Will Need.
Estimate Costs.
Inventory Your Skills and Acquire Others.
Set up a Workshop.
Ask for Help and Be Safe.
Make a Scale Model.
Activities.
4. Naming Your Invention.
Name Your Invention after Yourself.
Name Your Invention for What It Does.
Use Word Tricks in Naming Your Invention.
Name Your Invention for Its Sound.
Name Your Invention for Its Feel.
Give Your Invention a Catchy Name.
Activities.
5. Participating in Competitions, Programs, andCamps.
What You Can Gain by Entering an Invention Contest.
Preparing for Competition.
Camps.
Activities.
6. Inventing as a Team.
Teamwork Calls for Cooperation and Compromise.
Small Teams.
Large Teams.
Activities.
7. Learning with a Mentor.
Mentors Are Guides.
School Mentor Programs.
Mentors from the Business Community.
Activities.
8. Patenting an Invention.
How Inventions Are Patented.
The Patent Search.
Types of Patents.
Patent Applications.
Patent Infringement.
Activities.
9. Registering a Trademark.
Trademarks Are All Around You.
Trademark Symbols.
Types of Trademarks.
Applying for a Trademark.
Trademarks instead of Patents.
Activities.
10. Manufacturing, Packaging, and Selling anInvention.
Product Development.
Find the Right Company to Manufacture Your Invention.
Selling Your Invention.
Licensing Your Invention.
Activities.
Appendix A: Suggested Reading.
Appendix B: Useful Web Sites.
Appendix C: Invention Competitions, Programs, and Camps.
Photo Credits.
Index.
