{"674950":{"#nid":"674950","#data":{"type":"news","title":"K-12 InVenture Prize Student Inventors Compete at U.S. Nationals Competition","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA select number of winning teams from Georgia Tech\u2019s K-12 InVenture Prize State Finals have been invited to represent the State of Georgia at the Raytheon Technologies Invention Convention \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/inhub.thehenryford.org\/icw\/competitions\/us-nationals-landing\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EU.S. Nationals\u003C\/a\u003E June 5-7 in Dearborn, Michigan.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInvention Convention U.S. Nationals is a unique multi-day experience for students to present their inventions to educational and industry expert judges as well as other student inventors across the country. Hosted at the Henry Ford in Dearborn, Invention Convention U.S. Nationals invites student inventors to compete at the national level. An affiliate of Invention Convention Worldwide, K-12 InVenture Prize reserves a number of spots to invite select student teams from State Finals to represent Georgia at the U.S. Nationals competition. Qualifying inventions are eligible for industry awards, patent application awards, cash prizes, and scholarships.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are so proud of our student inventors who have worked so hard, with the invaluable help of their STEM teachers, to move up and compete on the national stage representing their home state,\u201d said Danyelle Larkin, director of the K-12 InVenture Prize program. \u201cSome members of our team will be travelling to the competition in Dearborn to cheer on our students who are simply amazing. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for student inventors to truly discover their potential as they continue to refine their inventions and presentations. Many of our students go onto apply for patents and develop their ideas into working businesses.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe teams representing Georgia for this year\u2019s competition are:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAllergen Avengers, MABRY MIDDLE SCHOOL:\u003C\/strong\u003E Uses a vacuum to detect allergens in food.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERecycling Pro, MABRY MIDDLE SCHOOL:\u003C\/strong\u003E An app that helps reduce plastic pollution and encourages recycling.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMicro-Fill, SAWNEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:\u003C\/strong\u003E A drain storage device that removes microplastics from water.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECool Dog Collar, CROSS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:\u003C\/strong\u003E Helps keep dogs cool in the summer.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EECO Ball, WEST SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:\u003C\/strong\u003E A recycling game.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGrocery Eyes: SAM D. PANTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL\u003C\/strong\u003E An app that helps sight-impaired people navigate the grocery store and organize shopping.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBiomass Battery, MCINTOSH HIGH SCHOOL:\u003C\/strong\u003E A sustainable battery made from tea.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EH2Whoa, MILDRED B. POOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:\u003C\/strong\u003E A portable water filtration system.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Corder, KENNESAW MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL:\u003C\/strong\u003E A guitar-like instrument that makes playing fun and easy without music theory.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBioGrow, NORTHGATE HIGH SCHOOL:\u003C\/strong\u003E A bio-fungicide that organically treats turfgrass.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMagKnight, EFFINGHAM COLLEGE \u0026amp; CAREER ACADEMY:\u003C\/strong\u003E Detects hidden magnets and alerts users when they are too close.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFirepron, SOPE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:\u003C\/strong\u003E An apron that extinguishes small house fires.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe K-12 InVenture Prize, based in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ceismc.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022blank\u0022\u003ECenter for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC)\u003C\/a\u003E, challenges kindergarten through high school students to identify real-world problems and design novel solutions through analysis, creativity, and the engineering design process.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information on the K-12 InVenture Prize curriculum and competition, please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/k12inventure.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022blank\u0022\u003Ek12inventure.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E or \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.k12inventure.org\u0022 target=\u0022blank\u0022\u003Ewww.k12inventure.org\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u2014Randy Trammell, CEISMC Communications\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"A select number of winning from the State Finals have been invited to represent Georgia at the competition that will take place June 5-7. 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