Invention Fair – The Quest to Invent Profit



Invention Fair – The Quest to Invent Profit

As you may now be aware (thanks to your discovery of such inventions as the “pet rock” and the “tranger”, it is possible to create an invention that can possibly bring you instant success, and perhaps more importantly, instant profit.

Your task is to create a new invention that you will be marketing to two distinctive groups. This invention is entirely of your creation and must be unlike any item ever thought of before. The point is for your group to discuss a “need” you believe it not being filled by a certain consumer product and then create a product to fill that need.

Your invention must have a total production cost (not including labour) of less than $10 (CDN)

You must create a working prototype of your invention for consumer inspection.

The two distinctive groups that you will be marketing to are:

1. The Invention Fair will be conducted in class and requires a large poster/kiosk display of your product. The goal of this display is to show potential end users the benefits of your product and entice them into purchasing your product.

2. The Sales Presentation will be conducted via a Power Point presentation and will be made to Mr. Dempsey as though he were the regional purchasing manager of a large national store chain. The goal of this presentation will be to prove to Mr. Dempsey that he must sell your product in his store in order to meet the needs of his customers. Your presentation should be no longer than 5 minutes in length and should be centred on proving why your product deserves to be sold nationally.

Invention Fair Assessment

Group Members: Product Name:

|Criteria |Level 1 |Level 2 |Level 3 |Level 4 |Grade |

| |(50-59%) |(60-69%) |(70-79%) |(80-100%) | |

|Knowledge & Understanding | | | | | |

|Knowledge of facts and terms|Demonstrates limited |Demonstrates some |Demonstrates |Demonstrates | |

|(Knowledge of product) |knowledge of facts and|knowledge of facts and|considerable knowledge|thorough insightful| |

| |terms |terms |of facts and terms |knowledge of facts | |

| | | | |and terms | |

|Understanding of concepts, |Demonstrates limited |Demonstrates some |Demonstrates |Demonstrates | |

|principles, and theories |ability to identify |ability to identify |considerable ability |thorough ability to| |

| |and explain content on|and explain content on|to explain content on |explain all aspects| |

| |topic |topic |topic |of content on topic| |

|Thinking/Inquiry | | | | | |

|Critical and creative |Demonstrates limited |Demonstrates some |Demonstrates |Demonstrates | |

|thinking skills (eg. To |ability to use |ability to use |considerable ability |thorough ability to| |

|identify the problem, topic,|specific strategies to|specific strategies to|to use specific |use specific | |

|issue, explore alternative, |gather information and|gather information and|strategies to gather |strategies to | |

|collect data) (Design and |generate ideas for a |generate ideas for a |information and to |gather information | |

|Vision for product) |presentation |presentation |generate ideas for a |and to generate | |

| | | |presentation |ideas for a | |

| | | | |presentation | |

|Application | | | | | |

|Application of concepts, |Demonstrates limited |Demonstrates some |Demonstrates |Demonstrates a high| |

|skills, and procedures in |ability to use an |ability to use an |considerable ability |degree of ability | |

|familiar (to new) contexts |organizational pattern|organizational pattern|to use an |to use an | |

|(Construction, on-task work |to structure ideas for|to structure ideas for|organizational pattern|organizational | |

|etc.) |a presentation |a presentation |to structure ideas for|pattern to | |

| | | |a presentation |structure ideas for| |

| | | | |a presentation | |

|Use of equipment materials |Demonstrates limited |Demonstrates some |Demonstrates |Demonstrates a high| |

|and technology |ability to use |ability to use |considerable ability |degree of ability | |

| |strategies for style, |strategies for style, |to use strategies for |to use strategies | |

| |text, background, |text, background, |style, text, |for style, text, | |

| |timing or transitions |timing or transitions |background, timing or |background, timing | |

| | | |transitions |or transitions | |

|Communication | | | | | |

|Explanation of product |Demonstrates limited |Demonstrates some |Demonstrates adequate |Demonstrates | |

|including design, target |knowledge of product, |knowledge of product, |knowledge of product, |thorough knowledge | |

|market, visual material and |little enthusiasm and |mild enthusiasm and |decent enthusiasm and |of product, | |

|demonstration |poor presentation |limited presentation |average presentation |incredible | |

| |skills |skills |skills |enthusiasm and | |

| | | | |strong presentation| |

| | | | |skills | |

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