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iINVENT is an invention education program and supported by Oregon State University Precollege Programs, the Lemelson Foundation, Oregon Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation, and Oregon Community Foundation.

iINVENT has several activities for you to complete on your own, with friends and family, and with College Mentors during the live sessions.

iINVENT also helps students complete an invention project. The project will be discussed during the check-ins and live sessions with College Mentors.

Your class may only be completing the project, check-ins, and pitch presentations (marked with a *), or it may be completing all the activities and the project. Please check with your teacher or college mentor.

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Invention Project & Check-ins*

Project check-ins are a time for you, young inventors, to interact with college students and to talk about your invention projects. These check-ins are also time for you to support your fellow inventors. All inventors need a supportive and inclusive community to bring their ideas to. In "invention talk", we call this an "incubation community".

*There are at least 2 check-ins per cohort*

Here is an example of some past inventions!

https://youtu.be/2I01u9O6OtY

Pitch Presentations!*

In this session, you will share your invention. It can be in the works, complete, or just a well thought out idea you will act on later. To get going on this invention, you will learn about Human-Centered Design and how to use that to invent!

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1. Human-Centered Design: Make a Mask *

- You will need some household materials to make a mask using during the live activity.

- There is also a packet you can print to take notes on. Think of it as an invention journal you can use for the activity and anything else you invent.

2. Interest and Careers

- You will complete fun challenges during the live activity

- You will need access to some household items to complete challenges that will help you see how your interests can be helpful in thinking about future jobs in the world of work.

- There is a survey you can take to get your "holland code" online or printed.

3. Patents with Gears the Robot Cat!

- You will need some craft supplies to make a toy for gears that make certain requirements of a patent during the live session.

- You will need a half sheet of paper, the craft materials, and the helpful claim sheet listed below.

4. Engineering Design Challenge: Save the Soup! -

- You will need a can of soup, a tub of water, and household materials to make a "life-jacket" for your can of soup.

- The jacket needs to be 1 piece, put on within 20sec and make the soup can float for 1min!

- This activity is related to an ocean engineering project at Oregon State called the Regional Class Research Vessel project (RCRV)

5. Oregon State University College Student Panel!

- Complete the module to come prepared to ask questions - like where do you live? why did you pick your major?

- There are fun videos posted to learn about why these kids came to OSU!

Extra Activity

Learn more about invention and innovation with Extreme sports!

- Here is a cool module on innovation and how it fuels invention in extreme sports!

- Learn about patents, household products, and other cool items with the United States Patent Office.

- There is no live activity for this session

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