Young Inventors Fair

Fourth grade students work individually or in pairs to create a new invention that will benefit someone they know. Students are taught the process of coming up with ideas, verifying that their invention idea doesn’t currently exist, design display boards and make a prototype or working model of their idea. Each year, thousands of students in the metro Twin Cities area participate in this program. Teachers attend the program’s workshops on teaching invention, students are taught from our curriculum, and some students display their inventions at local, regional and statewide invention fairs.

One hundred inventions were selected by evaluators to be displayed at the annual regional Young Inventors Fair on May 1, 2010 at the Best Buy Rotunda at Mall of America. The evaluation process celebrates students for their creativity, originality, problem solving, and written expression on the YIF Official Entry Form. The Fair is an exciting event, honoring the creativity of students in a way they will always remember. The Young Inventors Program welcomes you to an engaging year of learning for you and your student

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