1. Monte Vista 5th Grade Mrs. Coca, Ms. Haan, Mrs. Garcia Mrs. Pincomb
Invention Convention
Invention Convention
Monte Vista
5th Grade
Mrs. Coca, Ms. Haan, Mrs. Garcia
Mrs. Pincomb

2. 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

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. Steps In the Scientific Method
What It Is
Asking a Question
Asking What, How, When, Where, or Why
Making a Hypothesis
Making a smart guess about the answer to a question
Planning the Investigation
Deciding how to gather evidence to answer the question
Collecting and Recording Data
Gathering and recording information to test the hypothesis
Organizing the Data
Making graphs and tables to better understand the information that has been gathered
Explaining Results
Figuring out what the information means
Thinking of New Questions
Using the information that you gathered to identify new questions
Sharing Results
Sharing your information with other investigators

6. Sample Science Experiment Board
III. Materials
(list what you use)
IV. Procedures/Steps
(list steps used)
I. Title
(a question)
II. Hypothesis
(What do you think will happen?)
V. Results
(What happened? Graphs, Photos, Charts)
VI. Conclusion
(answer to your question) (What did you learn?)

7. Example Invention Display

8. Presented By: Monte Vista Wolf Pack Fifth Grade 11/21/10
Title: Invention Convention (create your own title, remember it needs to be a QUESTION)
Presented By: Monte Vista Wolf Pack Fifth Grade 11/21/10

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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!

15. Resources to help you….
Go to the Montevista Tech Lab site for websites, this PowerPoint and so much more: