WHY INVENT?
A unit on inventive thinking, which includes the production of an original invention, is limited only by the imaginations of the teachers and students. You might say, "with everything else I have to teach, why take the time for inventing?" more

OVERVIEW: The Young Inventors' Program
The New Hampshire Young Inventors' Program is a positive approach to helping students develop critical thinking and problem solving skills by inviting them to invent solutions to everyday problems. more

COMPONENTS of the YOUNG INVENTORS' PROGRAM
There are three components to the Young Inventors' Program: teacher workshops, local school programs, and a regional or statewide celebration. While it is not necessary to participate in all elements, a classroom or state wide "Invention Celebration" is a rewarding culmination activity. It can be as simple or as elaborate as your time allows. more

YIP HOW-TO GUIDE
A brief how-to guide for taking students through the invention process.

SUCCESS STORIES
1. Sarah, a fourth grader, wanted to scan negatives into her computer for a school project. The scanner wouldn't accept the negatives so she invented the "Scanner Adapter for Negatives" and exhibited the results she was able to achieve. more

PROGRAM RECOGNITION
The New Hampshire Young Inventors' Program is the recipient of numerous national awards. more

INVENTORS ARE...
Who is an inventor? Is an inventor just "a guy in a white coat with glasses and big hair?" Inventors are simply people--male and female, young and old--who solve problems. Every time someone creates a new solution to a problem, he or she is an inventor. Some solutions are simple. Some are complex. But all inventors have common traits. more