INVENTIONCONVENTIONTASKSHEETHANDOUT

DUE:WEDNESDAY:5/27/2015

PURPOSE:
PROBLEMSOLVING,DIVERGENTACTIVITYTHATALLOWSSTUDENTS
TOFOCUSONTHEIROWN'REALWORLD'PROBLEMS.

THEPROCESSUSESAGENERALIZEDPROBLEMSOLVINGMODEL
WITHTHETASKOFINVENTINGATECHNOLOGICALLYSOUNDAND
ENVIRONMENTALLYSAFESolution

ANEXAMPLEOF
APPLIEDSCIENCE
WHEREASSCIENCEFAIR
PROJECTSTENDTOBE
PURESCIENCE
.

THESOLUTIONWILLBEANINTERDISCIPLINARYPRODUCTTHATWILL
MOSTLIKELYINCLUDEAPPLICATIONSFROMSCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY,
MATH,LANGUAGEARTS,SOCIALSCIENCEASWELLASTHEARTS.

THEPRESENTATIONSMIGHTBEASFORMALASASCHOOLWIDEFAIR
WITHJUDGES.

ITISVERYEASILYLINKEDINANUMBEROFWAYSTOTHECALIFORNIA
FRAMEWORKS/NGSSSTANDARDSANDCOULDBEACULMINATING
PROJECT(performancebasedexam)FORANUMBEROFDISCIPLINES.

BECAUSEITWILLBEFUN!!

PROCESSSKILLS(FORMATIVEASSESSMENT)50pointsEXTRACREDIT
:

(LEADERSNEEDTOCREATEATASKSHEET/ROLES/DATESTODOCUMENT
ALLASPECTSAGBELOW
MUSTBEPAPERLESS
)

1)BRAINSTORMA
LISTOF'PROBLEMS'
INYOUREVERYDAYLIFETHATYOU
THINKCOULDBESOLVEDBYASCIENTIFIC/TECHNOLOGICALINVENTION.
(DEFININGPROBLEM)1
5POINTS

2)SELECTONEOFTHEABOVETHATYOUTHINKYOUCANBESOLVEDWITH
ANINVENTION.
YOURDECISION(CONSENSUS)
SHOULDBEBASEDONTIME,
COST,UNIQUENESS(CREATIVITY)ANDTECHNICALLIMITATIONS
THIS
SHOULDBEINDICATEDINANARRATIVETHATJUSTIFIESYOURDECISION
(DECISIONMAKING/REASONING)
15POINTS

3)
DESIGNAMODEL
.THISSHOULDINCLUDE
ATLEAST
THEFOLLOWING:
(140TOTALPOINTSPOSSIBLE
)

A)A
WRITTENDESCRIPTION
OFTHEINVENTIONTHATINCLUDESATLEAST
THEFOLLOWING(ENGINEERING):
15POINTS
1. WHATWILLITACCOMPLISH?

2. HOWITWILLWORK(SCIENTIFICPRINCIPLESUTILIZED)?

3. WHATMATERIALSWILLBENEEDED(LIMITTOREADILYAVAILABLE
AND(OR)INEXPENSIVE)?
4. ANYOTHERQUESTIONSYOURGROUPCOMESUPWITH?

B)A
DETAILEDSKETCH/BLUEPRINT
WITHAPPROPRIATELABELINGOFPARTS
(ENGINEERING)
15POINTS

C)
SAFETY,ETHICAL
AND
ENVIRONMENTALCONSIDERATIONS(
QUALITY
CONTROL)
15POINTS

D)EXTENTTOWHICHOTHERSMIGHTDESIREIT
MASSPRODUCTION
POTENTIAL
(MARKETING)
15POINTS

E)
ESTIMATEDCOST
TOPRODUCETHEPRODUCTANDAREASONABLESALE
PRICEBASEDONTHIS(MARKETING/ECONOMICS)
15POINTS

F)
DOCUMENTATIONOFPARTICIPATION/ROLES,COSTANDASSISTANCE.
THISSHOULDINCLUDETHEFOLLOWINGTHREEAREAS:1)WHO
PARTICIPATEDINEACHTASK/ROLE2)ALISTOFALLMATERIALSAND
SUPPLIESUTILIZED.MAXIMUM$253)ANDALISTOFINDIVIDUALSWHO
ASSISTEDYOURTEAMANDHOWTHEYASSISTED.
15POINTS

G)PRODUCE

ACOMMERCIAL
THATATTEMPTSTOJUSTIFY/PROMOTEAND
SELLYOURPRODUCT.THISMIGHTBEALIMERICK,FLYER,VIDEOORLIVE
PRESENTATION(TECHNOLOGY/ARTS/MARKETING)
110POINTS

SUMMATIVEASSESSMENTSPRESENTATION

4)THISISAREQUIREMENTFORTHOSETHATDONOTPARTICIPATEor
INCLUDETHEFOLLOWINGA,BorCWILLLOSE
525POINTS
asdetailedbelow:

A)
ABLUEPRINT
AND(OR)A
SMALLSCALEPROTOTYPEORACTUAL
WORKINGMODEL
EXPLAININGTHESCIENCE/ENGINEERINGPRINCIPLES
BEHINDTHEINVENTION(ENGINEERING).
10POINTSIFNOTINCLUDED

B)
PRESENTAN
OVERVIEWOFALLTHEPROCESSES
YOURTEAMUTILIZED
ASLISTEDABOVEINAWRITTENREPORTANDORALPRESENTATION.i.e.#1,
#2AND#3AG
10POINTSIFALLGROUPMEMBERSDONOTPARTICIPATE

C)
COMPLETETHE
COOPERATIVELEARNINGTEAMEVALUATION
WHICH
CONSISTSOFARUBRICTOSELFANDPEEREVALUATETHEEFFECTIVENESS
OFCOMMUNICATION/SOCIALSKILLS,USEOFGROUPPROTOCOLSAND
LEADERSHIPSKILLS
5POINTSIFALLGROUPMEMBERSDONOTCOMPLETE

SCORINGRUBRICMustinclude
writtenjustificationforpointsgiven
foreach
section:

FORMATIVEASSESSMENT150points:
INDIVIDUAL____
GROUP
______

#1(BRAINSTORMING)15

#2(DECISIONMAKING)15

#3A(WRITTENDESCRIPTION)15

#3B(BLUEPRINT)15

#3C(SAFETY/ENVIRONMENTAL)15

#3D(MASSPRODUCTION)15

#3E(ESTIMATEDCOST)15

#3F(DOCUMENTATION)15

#3G(COMMERCIAL)110

SUMMATIVEASSESSMENT
(MUSTINCLUDETHEFOLLOWINGOR120POINTSWILLBETAKENOFF
TOTALSCOREIFMISSING)

INDIVIDUAL___GROUP___

#4A(EXPLANATIONOFINVENTION/BLUEPRINT/PROTOTYPE/MODEL)110

#4B(PRESENTATION/OVERVIEWOFPROCESSES/WRITTENREPORT)110

#4C(COOPERATIVESKILLSEVALUATION(PEER&SELF)15

COMMENTS
INCLUDINGEXEMPLARYAREASDEMONSTRATED:

OVERALLSCOREINDIVIDUAL(75%)______GROUP(25%)________

Dr.JosephKeating,ScienceMethods,CSUSanMarcos,Revised,2/8/15

RevisedbyTaraAndersson,4/14/15