This year, we had a number of students and teams that participated in KID Museum’s Invent the Future Challenge. There were 25 middle schools, 125 student teams, and 700 students who participated in this challenge. We had groups of 7th graders who participated in a club from January to May dedicating an hour a week learning about the environment and inventing a product to help it. We also had a number of 8th graders that formed teams to participate in the Invent the Future Challenge. ALL student presentations and ideas were great, and Clemente was recognized with a number of awards.
You can watch KID Museum Invent the Future Challenge Summit 2021 on Youtube to learn more about the challenge and see the groups being recognized:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MW8rONTlOIU
Invent the Future 2021 Award Winners
IDEA AWARD
Invention Name: Chesapeake Bay Watershed Cleanup/Health
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- Problem and Solution: An aerator and phosphate control system to reduce effects of water pollution
- Team Members: Brooke Roberts, Drew Dietrich, Krithee Socrates, and Sayan Chandaroy
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Invention Name: Contaminated Soil Solidifier
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- Problem and Solution: A crane to solidify soil around landfills to prevent contamination of soil
- Team Members: Flavia Martinez, Claire Barsness, Lorrain Niaba, and Mina Hashemzadeh
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PRESENTATION AWARD
Invention Name: Modular Tiered Agriculture System
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- Problem and Solution: Modular farming to stack and take advantage of hydroponics and artificial lighting
- Team Members: Sanjay Tamilselvan, Matthew Choulas, Michael Leno, and Jason Liaw
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Invention Name: Microplastic Robot
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- Problem and Solution: Robot to filter out microplastics in the ocean
- Team Members: Alex Aniya, Kenneth Aniya, Jocelyn Gu, and Shashwat Dixit
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SOCIAL IMPACT AWARD
Invention Name: Solar Distillation Household Device
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- Invention Problem and Solution: Household solar water distiller to provide clean water to impoverished area
- Team Members: Bram Graver, Chance Hattrick, Brendan Treleven, and Rebecca Smith
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This year we had a number of students who participated in the American Computer Science League (ACSL) from September to May in an afterschool club. The American Computer Science League (ACSL) is a global computer science competition where schools throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia compete. This is an enrichment club where students learn about advanced computer science concepts by participating in four competitions during the year with some students also solve math problems through programming.