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Solving Problems

The saying goes that "necessity is the mother of invention." See what your students can come up with when faced with the challenge of necessity.
Ask students to brainstorm a list of solutions for the following problems:
  • contacting a person on a boat with no phone
  • finding a lost pet in a dense forest
  • heating a cup of soup on a hike in the mountains
  • keeping a casserole from spilling during a car ride to a party
  • keeping a pencil tip from breaking
  • preventing dust from collecting on a favorite model airplane

Invite students to invent a new . . .

  • dessert for people who like strawberries and chocolate
  • mode of transportation
  • Olympic event or outdoor game
  • piece of equipment to revolutionize a sport
  • shoes or sneakers
  • toothpaste or mouthwash flavor

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