One hundred seventy-one student inventors from kindergarten through eighth grade shared their inventions at the regional INVENT, IOWA! Invention Convention on Saturday, February 26, 2005, at the Family Museum of Arts and Science in Bettendorf, Iowa.
Sponsored by the Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency, the regional INVENT, IOWA! Invention Convention is an educational program, which teaches students in grades K-8 creative problem solving that can be applied to a variety of real problems. The invention process is a multi-disciplinary one which requires students to use several academic skills in combination - reading, library research, field research, science and technology, creative and critical thinking, writing, art, and persuasive speaking. Financial support for the regional program is provided by the R.J. McElroy Trust and the Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development.
The following students were chosen to represent our region at the State Invention Convention to be held in Ames, IA, on April 30th.
Grade 3:
| Name |
School |
Program |
| Ally Hammell |
(Louisa - Muscatine Elementary) |
Digital Alarm Clock Glare Guard |
| Madison Temperly |
(Neil Armstrong Elem - Parkview) |
The Napshade |
Grade 4:
| Name |
School |
Program |
| Kyle Perkins |
(Armstrong Elem. –Bettendorf) |
Folding Flyer |
| Sam Ruchotzke |
(Grant Wood Elem – Bettendorf) |
Salt Shovel |
| Karina Foster - Middleton |
(Paul Norton Elem –Bettendorf) |
Super Pan Lock |
| Carrie Wells |
(Grant Wood Elem. - Bettendorf) |
Retractable Pom - Pom |
| Amanda Leslie & Hannah Lindeman |
(Alan Shepard - Long Grove) |
Hot Coat |
| Gretchen Mohr & Anna Boffeli |
(Alan Shepard - Long Grove) |
Comfort Cape |
| Mackenzie Locey |
(Paul Norton Elem. – Bettendorf) |
Perfect Pill Dispenser |
Grade 5:
| Name |
School |
Program |
| Hannah Thomsen |
(Riverdale Hts - PV District) |
The Zip Chip Bag |
| Angela Edwards |
(Paul Norton Elem - Bettendorf) |
Hold - A - Dog |
| Anna Fry & Kaylee Huber |
(Hoover Elem - Bettendorf) |
Flotten Sheets |
| Jordan Eaton & Samantha Molck |
(Grant Wood Elem - Bettendorf) |
Holiday Tree Scents |
| Joel Deere |
(Hoover Elem – Bettendorf) |
The Helping Handle |
| Amanda Malin |
(Grant Wood Elem – Bettendorf) |
Epi - Pack |
| Grant Lang |
(Bridgeview Elem - LeClaire) |
Grant's Cooler Sorter |
| Molly Roup |
(Bridgeview Elem - LeClaire) |
Old Molly's Cocoa Wonder |
| Dylan Staggs & Tony Talbert |
(Buchanan - Davenport) |
Play and Groom |
| Scott Dean |
(Louisa - Muscatine Elementary) |
The Boot and Shoe Puller |
| Molly Bonderer |
(Armstrong Elem. –Bettendorf) |
Auto Reader 2005 |
| Jason Stuart & Kyle Akker |
(Pleasant View Elem - PV district) |
Double Guard |
| Becky Hixon & Laura Welser |
(McKinley Elem – Davenport) |
The Pill Spill |
Grade 6:
| Name |
School |
Program |
| Zoe Zell |
(All Saints Catholic - Davenport) |
Info Gloves |
| Marina Ramirez & Abbey Wilson |
(Columbus Middle - Columbus Jct) |
Reed Flavoring Spray |
| Austin Lane |
(Preston Elem - Preston) |
Hired Hand |
| Lindsay O'Keefe |
(Williams Int. - Davenport) |
No Spill Meal Dea |
Grade 7:
| Name |
School |
Program |
| Angie Barr & Petra Hahn |
(Sudlow Int. – Davenport) |
A Quarter Past Fun! |
Grade 8:
| Name |
School |
Program |
| Elyssa McFarland |
(Columbus Middle - Columbus Jct.) |
Turn Feeder |
