1. Innovation Challenge
Every business starts with an idea, but to be successful you need more than just a good idea.
Starting from a common challenge question, students will work in groups of 3–5 to go through the steps in the engineering design and product development process - from solution brainstorming, to market and production considerations, and finally to intellectual property protection.
The activity will wrap up with each group presenting a minute pitch of their product and business. 
Welcome to the Innovation Challenge

2. Innovation Challenge Similar module set up as all others
Detailed Educator Guide, standards aligned and class slides w/ teachers’ notes
Student worksheets and reference guides to help them work through each step
Unlimited support from the CreositySpace team.
Can be done in a single afternoon or over multiple weeks.
Easily scaled for grades 2 – 8, perfect for a school-wide activity.
No additional materials needed!

3. The Challenge at a Glance
Step
Vocabulary
Key Concepts
General Intro
- Introduce vocabulary, idea of entrepreneurship
Challenge Intro and Challenge Statement
Entrepreneur
Innovator
Innovation
- Filling a need
- Doing something new
Brainstorming
Creative Thinking
Feature
- Lots of ideas
- Everyone participates
- Discuss pros and cons
Design & Manufacturing
Design
Characteristic
Manufacturing
- Pick a final design
- Think about making the product
(materials and manufacturing)
Market Assessment
Customers
Target Market
Competition
Price and Profit
- Think about customers
- Think about the competition
- Think about how to make money
Intellectual Property
Patent
Trade Secret
Copyright
-Why is your product different?
-How will you protect it (legally)?
Presentation
(planning and presenting)
Communicate:
- What makes your product special?
Who will buy it?
How you will make money?
- How you will protect your idea?
Depending on the time available – steps can be combined.

4. Materials and Resources
Educator Guide & Book of Ideas
Class Lesson Slides
Videos for each step
“Warm Up” activities for each step
Student handouts and worksheets
Optional Presentation Template
Presentation Score Card and Rubric
Unlimited support from the CreositySpace Team

5. Teacher Tips
The Cool Kid IP Challenge can take up as much or as little class time as you have to dedicate to it (minimum ~5 hours). Look through the “CS-MSP002-Activity Slides (3-5)” slide deck (either the power point slides or the pdf file) and how much time you have to dedicate to this project.
The notes section of each slide contain information/suggestions on lesson flow, additional examples, and further explanations.
Slides with a blue background in the “CS-MSP002-Activity Slides (3-5)” are intended to be shared with the students. Slides with a white background are for the teacher only.
We suggest introducing the students to the challenge in a general fashion with slide 1 from the “CS-MSP002-Activity Slides (3-5)”. If possible, allow them some time for the challenge Warm Up activity. After that continue introducing the challenge by sharing slides so that the students get a big picture idea of the activity.
We also suggest beginning each of the steps outlined in slide 4 (challenge statement, brainstorming, etc.) with a quick review of the slide that discusses the approach and goals for that specific activity.
At the very end we’ve included a set of slides that can be used as a template for the presentation if you find this appropriate for your needs. We’ve also included some example slides from past participants.