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| Foreword | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Getting an Idea | |
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| Look for a Problem to Solve | |
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| Break Problems into Smaller Parts | |
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| Think about Improving Something You Already Enjoy | |
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| Think about Solving a Community Problem | |
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| Think about the Needs of Others | |
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| Find an Idea Through Research | |
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| Find a Use for Something You Discover | |
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| Is Your Idea an Invention? | |
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| Activities | |
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| Keeping a Journal or an Inventor's Log and Writing a Report | |
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| Logs and Journals | |
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| Reports | |
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| Inventor's Logs, Journals, and Reports as Part of a Display | |
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| Activities | |
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| Making a Model | |
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| Start with a Sketch | |
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| Make a List of Materials | |
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| List the Tools You Will Need | |
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| Estimate Costs | |
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| Inventory Your Skills and Acquire Others | |
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| Set up a Workshop | |
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| Ask for Help and Be Safe | |
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| Make a Scale Model | |
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| Activities | |
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| Naming Your Invention | |
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| Name Your Invention after Yourself | |
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| Name Your Invention for What It Does | |
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| Use Word Tricks in Naming Your Invention | |
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| Name Your Invention for Its Sound | |
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| Name Your Invention for Its Feel | |
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| Give Your Invention a Catchy Name | |
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| Activities | |
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| Participating in Competitions, Programs, and Camps | |
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| What You Can Gain by Entering an Invention Contest | |
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| Preparing for Competition | |
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| Camps | |
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| Activities | |
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| Inventing as a Team | |
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| Teamwork Calls for Cooperation and Compromise | |
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| Small Teams | |
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| Large Teams | |
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| Activities | |
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| Learning with a Mentor | |
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| Mentors Are Guides | |
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| School Mentor Programs | |
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| Mentors from the Business Community | |
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| Activities | |
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| Patenting an Invention | |
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| How Inventions Are Patented | |
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| The Patent Search | |
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| Types of Patents | |
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| Patent Applications | |
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| Patent Infringement | |
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| Activities | |
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| Registering a Trademark | |
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| Trademarks Are All Around You | |
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| Trademark Symbols | |
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| Types of Trademarks | |
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| Applying for a Trademark | |
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| Trademarks instead of Patents | |
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| Activities | |
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| Manufacturing, Packaging, and Selling an Invention | |
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| Product Development | |
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| Find the Right Company to Manufacture Your Invention | |
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| Selling Your Invention | |
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| Licensing Your Invention | |
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| Activities | |
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| Suggested Reading | |
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| Useful Web Sites | |
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| Invention Competitions, Programs, and Camps | |
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| Photo Credits | |
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| Index | |