Doing · Imagination and building
20 min · pencil, colored pencils
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Invent it
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Invent something new! Follow the rules, then claim your patent.
- Draw your invention and label the parts.
- Write its name and who it helps.
- It must help someone at home.
- It can only use things from the recycling bin.
- It must fit in a shoebox.
My invention (label the parts)
Its name, and who it helps
PATENT PENDING
Grown-up corner
Why it matters: Rules spark creativity. Working inside limits is how real designers think.
- Which rule was hardest to follow?
- What would version 2 do better?
Extend it: Build it for real from the recycling bin.
My brain felt: ☐ easy ☐ just right ☐ stretchy
One thing I learned: ________________________
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