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Invent a New Product

Find a real problem, prototype a solution, test it and pitch your invention.

Your mission

Invent something that solves an annoying problem in your house.

Learning goals

  • • Identify a genuine user need
  • • Prototype and iterate
  • • Pitch persuasively

You'll need

  • • Recycled materials
  • • Tape and glue
  • • Notebook

Optional: Camera or tablet for photos of your work

  • Adult help with tools and cutting.

Project stages

0/6 tasks

Discover

~25 min

Find out what you already know and gather ideas before you start building.

  • Problem hunt

    List five things that annoy people in your home each week.

    ~25 min · Parent guidance: Check in at the end of the task and talk it through together.

    Extra challenge: add one more detail to your discover work and explain why you chose it.

Plan

~30 min

Turn your ideas into a plan you can actually follow.

  • Sketch three ideas

    Draw three possible solutions and pick the best one.

    ~30 min · Parent guidance: Check in at the end of the task and talk it through together.

    Extra challenge: add one more detail to your plan work and explain why you chose it.

Create

~60 min

Make the main part of your project.

  • Build a prototype

    Make a rough working model from recycled materials.

    ~60 min · Parent guidance: Stay nearby for set-up, then let your learner lead.

    Extra challenge: add one more detail to your create work and explain why you chose it.

Test

~25 min

Try it out and see what works.

  • User testing

    Let someone try it and write down what happened.

    ~25 min · Parent guidance: Stay nearby for set-up, then let your learner lead.

    Extra challenge: add one more detail to your test work and explain why you chose it.

Improve

~30 min

Use what you learned to make it better.

  • Version 2

    Fix the biggest problem your tester found.

    ~30 min · Parent guidance: Check in at the end of the task and talk it through together.

    Extra challenge: add one more detail to your improve work and explain why you chose it.

Present

~20 min

Share your work with your family or group.

  • Pitch it

    Give a 60-second pitch: problem, solution, why it's better.

    ~20 min · Parent guidance: Check in at the end of the task and talk it through together.

    Extra challenge: add one more detail to your present work and explain why you chose it.

Australian Curriculum links

Technologies · Inquiry and skills

Learners apply Technologies skills while planning, making and presenting "Invent a New Product".

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Science · Inquiry and skills

Learners apply Science skills while planning, making and presenting "Invent a New Product".

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English · Inquiry and skills

Learners apply English skills while planning, making and presenting "Invent a New Product".

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Mathematics · Measurement and Space

Learners apply Mathematics skills while planning, making and presenting "Invent a New Product".

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Reflection

  • • What part of this project are you most proud of?
  • • What was tricky, and how did you work it out?
  • • What would you change if you did it again?
  • • What is one new thing you can now explain to someone else?

Completion checklist

  • ☐ All stages marked complete
  • ☐ Final product finished
  • ☐ Evidence uploaded (photo, writing, audio or video)
  • ☐ Reflection questions answered
  • ☐ Presented to family or group
  • ☐ Parent review complete