What is Aha Product Invention Challenge?
We are challenging kids to invent new and exciting products of all kinds – they could be for home, school, or office. They can be toys, appliances, or utility products www.bkfk.com
Deadline:February 26, 2010 3:00 pm (et)
Prizing:
-One Grand Prize: $500 Savings Bond
-3 Runner’s up: $10 i-tunes card
- Teacher Award - Grand Prize winner and finalists will nominate an inspirational Teacher or mentor. Nominated teacher will be featured in the bkfk website and newsletters.
Judging Criteria:
-Originality of Concept
-Development and Description of idea
-Marketability
Eligibility:
All youth from 6 – 18 years of age, individual entries only, and residents of U.S. and District of Columbia. All entries must be made online at www.bkfk.com and must answer all 7 entry questions in full (also found below).
- Name Your Product (Inventions could include home appliances, school supplies, office products, toys,sporting goods, etc.)
- Describe your idea in detail. How would you develop it? How does it work? What problem does it solve or make better?
- Who will use your invention the most? What’s your target age group?
- How does your idea impact your audience? Does it help them to perform a task? Does it keep them more organized?
- What makes your idea different than other existing inventions?
- What needs to happen to make your idea a reality? Is there a company or person who inspires your inventing?
- Did you build a prototype? If yes, when you built it what worked, what didn’t, what changes you made and how it improved? If No, describe how you might make a prototype in the future, what materials would you use, how would you construct it?
All entrants will be allowed to upload up to 3 digital assets (images, audio, video, documents) to support their entry.