Kids Invent! learning activities stimulate the
creative abilities of children by having them design and build
projects that involve solving of science and engineering problems,
preparing simple business plans, and developing presentation
materials. As they develop their projects, kids learn to present
their concepts to other students, demonstrate their ideas, and think
through the practical issues of design, performance, and
functionality. With KI! Learning Activities, kids may also address
the issues of market pricing, and manufacturing cost of their
concept. All KI! Learning Activities emphasize important principles
in math and science while fostering the development of social skills
that help kids learn to work with other kids in a variety of
tasks.
Kids Invent! approach to learning is a more
engaging and natural way for kids to learn math, science, invention
and the process of transforming abstract ideas into tangible things.
Through the inventing experience inherent in Kids Invent! Learning
Activities, kids are faced with practical problems which they learn
to solve through observations, thinking, and experimentation. As
part of that process, they also learn how to use tools and
materials, how to manage time and work with others.
Kids Invent! encourages kids to continue
applying their creative talents long after the conclusion of the
learning activity. Kids take pleasure seeing their own ideas and
designs work and so are motivated to keep working on their
inventions long after class is over.
Kids Invent! is a unique learning program
because:
- Kids learn math, science, creativity, and
entrepreneurship.
- Kids learn about the invention process so they may
continue to invent even after the conclusion of a Kids Invent!
Learning Activity.
- Kids work as a team to invent and develop their
concepts.
- Kids Invent! promotes life long learning and
creativity, and builds skills that will help them succeed.
- Kids Invent! learning activities meets many of the
California and US Science Standards!
- Kids love the creativity-based, hands-on learning
and gladly engage in the challenges of inventing everything from
robots to radios.
Richard Feynman said, "What I cannot create, I
do not understand." At Kids Invent!, kids create and, in the
process, they understand.
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