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Invention Convention

Monte Vista5th GradeMrs. Coca, Ms. Haan, Mrs. GarciaMrs. Pincomb

Invention Convention

+Objectives

Students will design and create their own invention using simple machines

Your machine will have practical applications: there will be a good use for your machine

You will read about simple machines with the class

You will research the internet to learn about simple machines

You will take notes about simple machines

You will discuss ideas with your classmates

You will begin your experiment

+Your Science Experiment

Your Invention should show an expanded knowledge of simple machines.

All work on a project must be done by YOU. Your parents and teachers may advise you and help, but they cannot design or build any part of the invention.

Dangerous chemicals, open flames, explosives and poisonous animals may not be exhibited. No projects may deal with or include vertebrate animals, meat, mold fungus, or mushrooms.

+Important Dates

Inventions should be started the weekend of November 26th (the brainstorming and planning).

Your science project is a HOME PROJECT. You are required to bring a completed project to school on the last week of December before Winter Break.

We are tentatively planning our invention convention for the morning of Friday last week of December before winter break.

We will invite your families and our Monte Vista Wolf Pack friends to our convention to see all of your exhibits.

+Steps In the Scientific MethodStepStep What It IsWhat It IsAsking a QuestionAsking a Question Asking Asking What, How, When, Where, What, How, When, Where, oror

WhyWhy

Making a HypothesisMaking a Hypothesis Making a smart guess about the Making a smart guess about the answer to a questionanswer to a question

Planning the InvestigationPlanning the Investigation Deciding how to gather evidence to Deciding how to gather evidence to answer the question answer the question

Collecting and Recording DataCollecting and Recording Data Gathering and recording information to Gathering and recording information to test the hypothesis test the hypothesis

Organizing the DataOrganizing the Data Making graphs and tables to better Making graphs and tables to better understand the information that has understand the information that has been gatheredbeen gathered

Explaining ResultsExplaining Results Figuring out what the information Figuring out what the information means means

Thinking of New Questions Thinking of New Questions Using the information that you Using the information that you gathered to identify new questionsgathered to identify new questions

Sharing ResultsSharing Results Sharing your information with other Sharing your information with other investigators investigators

+Sample Science Experiment Board

III. MaterialsIII. Materials

(list what you (list what you use)use)

IV. IV. Procedures/SteProcedures/Stepsps

(list steps (list steps used)used)

I. TitleI. Title

(a question)(a question)

II. HypothesisII. Hypothesis

(What do you (What do you think will think will happen?)happen?)

V. ResultsV. Results

(What (What happened? happened? Graphs, Graphs, Photos, Charts)Photos, Charts)

VI. ConclusionVI. Conclusion

(answer to (answer to your question) your question) (What did you (What did you learn?)learn?)

+Example Invention Display

+Title: Invention Convention (create your own title, remember it needs to be a QUESTION)

Presented By:

Monte Vista

Wolf Pack

Fifth Grade

Monte Vista

11/21/10

+ Hypothesis

This is what you THINK will happen: remember this hypothesis may be incorrect, that is part of the scientific method

Your statement needs to be an educated assumption, use all you know to make a good and strong hypothesis

+Materials

This will be a list of what you will need to create your invention

List everything that you will need to build and operate your invention

You may number your materials or bullet them

Everyone will have different materials

+Procedures/Steps

These will be all the steps you took in creating your invention

These steps should be numbered in the correct order (sequence) that you followed when you were building your invention

+Results:This will be what actually happened with you invention: how did it work?

You can use a graph to show your data that is collected as you work on your invention

Make sure that you also add a narrative piece so that your results are clearly understandable

+Conclusion

What did you learn from creating this invention?

What worked very well in this experiment?

What would you do differently next time?

What is your next question? MAKE SURE THAT YOU ADDRESS EACH OF THESE AREAS IN

YOUR CONCLUSION

+What your project board should look like…

Students, you do not need to use this template unless you want to, it will be posted on our littlewolves wikki site

You may create your own power point slides if you would like

You may also use clear xerox paper and write your own slides if you wish ONE RULE: MAKE SURE YOUR WORK IS NICE AND NEAT! REMEMBER, THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO SHOW WHAT YOU

KNOW AND HOW GREAT YOU ARE! HAVE FUN!

+Resources to help you….

Go to the Montevista Tech Lab site for websites, this PowerPoint and so much more:

http://montevistatechlab.pbworks.com