Investigate! Invent! Innovate!

After months of collaboration and creation, we had a total of sixteen projects and inventions represented by Ascension's Intermediate students. We began our work by comparing the inquiry process to the engineering process, and I hoped to inspire the students by showing them the following videos:

They wanted to try to invent something new, buy why not try to invent something new that is simply better for the planet?

We came up with a list of connecting ideas from both videos, and connecting Science to Geography. The Grade 8s also shared what they remembered last year about sustainability and the landfill problem. They remembered the artist from the movie Waste Land.

After much planning and collaborating, three Invention Conventions later, there will be a series of blog posts by our Grade 6s who had a chance to interview the inventors about their inventions and their process, as well as next steps. Including hopes for selling their invention!

A big thanks goes out to Mrs. Ciarloni and Mrs. Giammarco who after our first Invention Convention encouraged the students to improve upon their inventions and back boards. The final results were incredible! Also thank you to Mrs. Anderson for her flexibility in letting our Grade 6s work on their blog posts.

The Lazy Pillow

Attention couch potatoes! The lazy pillow is a neck pillow with a water bottle and snack container built in. Just wonder what you could do with it watch TV, playing video games, riding in the car!! You can do anything with the lazy pillow while relaxing, without leaving your couch. I hope you would like to have the lazy pillow. At $15 it is totally worth the cost to just eat your snacks, and relax.

The Life-Changing Award Winning Handy Pocket!

Have you ever been reading in your bunk bed and you don't know where to put your book when you go to sleep? Well, there's your problem but we have your solution.  

   The life changing Handy Pocket! 

This invention was made by Abby, Laura, Meagan, and my sister Madison our very own Grade 8's. You may be wondering how The Handy Pocket works. If you have who sits and what's it galore then the handy pocket is for you! When you have books, pens, pencils or what ever lying around you can put them in this eco-friendly pocket. You can customize the pocket sizes and the fabric design. The regular price would be about $20.00 but by customizing the pocket it could sell for up to $50.00. All the fabrics are recycled material so it really is eco-friendly. There very first idea was a "blanket with pockets," says Madison. So that led them to the Handy Pocket! Your problems will solved because this pocket hangs on anything, your bed, a chair, and your desk. This will be the new must have item few, so next time you go to the store look out for The Handy Pocket!