Inventing by Design is a package of instructional materials for children in Grades 2 and 3. It is designed to be used by classroom teachers or extracurricular activity leaders who want to introduce young children to basic principles of inventing and design in a project-based format. The program includes an Introduction for teachers, six session guides, supplementary worksheets, an Inventor's Notebook, and a rubric and individual student score sheet for those who want to use the materials as part of an invention competition. The program has been developed by professionals with 25 years combined experience in the K-8 invention space.

Standards Met: Aligns to Common Core ELA and math standards as well as NGSS and ISTE Technology Standards.

Package includes:

Inventing by Design - Introduction

SESSION 1 – Designing Our World

SESSION 2 – Inventions Solve Problems

SESSION 3 – Planning for Success

SESSION 4 – Successful Inventions

SESSION 5 – Grit and Perseverance

SESSION 6 – Failure and Feedback

SESSION 7 – Making It Better

SESSION 8 – Marketing

SESSION 9 – Sharing by Seeing

SESSION 10 – Sharing by Speaking

Inventor's Notebook

Rubric

Student Score Sheet

Worksheets:

Design Cycle Icons

SCAMP

Unit Parent Letter

Would You Rather Cards

Improvements Over Time

Innovation Made it Work Better

What Problem Did it Solve

Cost Guidelines Sheet

Home List

Labeled Diagrams

Failed Inventions

T-Chart Failure & Success

Stories of Grit & Perseverance

Feedback Stems

Blank Bar Graph

Convincing Others

Naming Inventions Option 1 Who Has

Naming Inventions Option 2 Concentration

Naming Inventions Option 3 Sorting