Help Your Students to Win a Chance to Get a Patent on an Invention
The Smithsonian's Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation has partnered with ePals Global Community to sponsor
the second annual invention challenge!
Get your students' creativity flowing. Help them become inventors by choosing a problem and inventing something to solve it. You can use the power point template to submit their ideas. Four lucky winners will have the chance to get a patent
filed for their invention!
This year, there are chances for students to win across multiple categories and age groups. Entries are due January 4th, 2013. F
inalists will be announced on Kid Inventor Day (Jan. 17th 2012) and the winners will be announced on February 4th!
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Invent It Challenge
ePals has partnered with Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation to sponsor the 2nd annual invention challenge.
The Lemelson Center engages youth through its Spark!Lab, which shows the real story behind an inventor's work. It uses fun activities to help kids and families learn about the history and process of invention-from a creative idea to successful marketing. Watch this video to discover more.
Then get ready for fun as you take this year’s Spark!Lab Invent It Challenge.
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