Presented at
National Association for Gifted Children
Atlanta, Georgia
November 3, 2000.

Vicky Farrar, Renee' Listenbee, Phyllis Mabowitz.

GUIDELINES FOR INVENTIONS

Students will complete prelimtnary activittes such as brainstorming, determining the importance and need of the invention, choosing the , invention, planning, and making the breadboard (drawing of the invention) at school. Class time can be devoted as needed to complete the inventions the two weeks before the fair for those students who have not finished. Students may choose to work individualIy or in groups of two or three for this project.

1. The invention must be creative and be the original idea of the student(s).

2. The invention displayed at the fair should either be a model (a smaller version that may or may not work as the invention would) or a prototype (the real thing!).

3. A description of the invention (at ieast 8 1/2" x 11" and no larger than 11" x 14") should accompany the invention for the fair. If a larger size is needed, it rnust be cleared with the teacher in advance. The information needs to be clear and concise.

   The description should include:

   • How the student got the idea

   • The process involved in making the invention

   • The purpose of the invention

   • How the invention works

   • The importance of the invention

4. You will be responsible for a table on which to display the invention. You may choose to have your child put his/her display on the floor (depending on the type and size of the invention).

5. Peers and teachers will evaluate projects. The above criteria will be used in the evaluation process.