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6 prizes for best
Individual Inventions
Each Student Receives
$200 and a framed certificate.
Each Team Shares
6 prizes for best Team Inventions
$400 and framed
certificates.
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9 prizes for best
Individual Inventions
Each Student Receives
$200 and a framed certificate.
9 prizes for best Team Inventions
$400 and framed
certificates.
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Out of these prize winners the judges
will announce the 2003 Most Outstanding Invention – an
extra $200 and a trophy.
Top School Award $500 and a certificate.
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How
do you enter?
Talk to your teacher about the competition. Individual students
and teams (no more than four students) can enter. Your school
must register first to join in the competition.
Record all your work in your journal. A journal is simply a
blank workbook that you write or draw all your great ideas.
Out of these prize winners the judges will announce the 2003
Most Outstanding Invention – an extra $200
and a trophy. |
Before you get started you might like to think about the types
of questions you will be asked.
If you think you can answer questions like these.
- Describe your invention
- Explain how you think your invention will help others.
- We want to know why you think your invention is original?
- As an inventor what were the major challenges you faced and
how did you overcome them?
Then you are well on your way.
How long does it take?
You have from April to September to do your research and come up with
your ideas and inventions. Entries must be submitted by Friday, September
19. Finalists will be notified during October and travel to Melbourne
for an interview with the judges on Sunday, 25 October. Prize winners
will be notified on October 31 and attend the Awards Presentation
Ceremony in Melbourne on Wednesday, November 12.
What do you have to submit
by Friday September 19?
You need to tell the judges about your invention and how you
went about it (what happened).
- You will need to describe your invention, what it does, what
it is made from, how you use it and anything else you think the
judges might need to know. Your chance to brag about how brilliant
your invention is.
- Explain how you think your invention will help others. What
made you think up your great invention? Why do you think someone
would want to buy your invention?
- Tell the judges why you think your invention is original. You
will need to research your idea and explain how it is different
to what is currently available.
- Tell the judges about any problems and challenges you faced
and how you overcame them.
- Create a flow chart or concept map to show how your invention
developed from a great idea to something people would be willing
to buy.
Finalists will be asked to present their Design Brief and a Model
or Chart of their invention to the judges in an interview.
Remember to keep
records
Record all your work in the journal available from this site, and
it will make submitting your entry a lot easier.
You can write information, draw pictures, charts and diagrams. You
could take photos or make a mock-up of your invention.
List all the books, Internet sites and other references that you
use. Make a note in your journal of the web address and the date
you visited the site. For books, list the title, the author, the
publisher and the pages you used. You will find the publisher’s
name on the title page inside the book, or in the fine print on
the back of the title page (this is called the imprint page).
Will you
get famous?
Students may be asked to talk to the press and do interviews. You
and your family would need to give permission for publicity first.
Prizes
Primary School Students
6 prizes for best Individual Inventions - $200 and a framed
certificate.
6 prizes for best Team Inventions - $400 and framed certificates.
Secondary School Students
9 prizes for best Individual Inventions - $200 and a framed certificate.
9 prizes for best Team Inventions - $400 and framed certificates.
Out of these prize winners the judges will announce the 2003 Most
Outstanding Invention – an extra $300 and a trophy.
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