State Finals
Elementary Division
Bristles 4 Braces
1st Place
Julia Oubre, Sofia Byrd, and Autumn Bell
Teacher | Cassie Llewallyn
Pickett's Mill Elementary School | Cobb County
Project combines different tools and necessities for braces all in one simple to use efficient toothbrush.Toothbrush includes refillable containers for wax floss and many more containers for must have necessities for braces.
Succulent Solution
2nd Place
Jonthan Fairgrieves and Riley Davis
Teacher | Dana Zhun
Nickajack Elementary School | Cobb County
Our idea is to help people get easy access to the water and gel in cacti and other succulents. The main cactus we studied is the prickly pear cactus (Opuntia). We chose this cactus is because it filters its own water. The prior way to get water was to manually remove all the spines and cut open or crush the flesh. Our design uses a specially designed succulent tap, plastic tubing and simple suction.
Brushy Brush
3rd Place
Samanatha Fransten and Lauren Nunez
Teacher | Angela Bourrage
Norton Park Elementary School | Cobb County
The Brushy Brush helps people who have problems cleaning out their hair brushes because it has too much hair in it. Our invention is not the brush itself but the net you apply to it. You apply this net attachment with Velcro. The Velcro comes with black tape so your hair won’t get caught in the Velcro. The net is water proof so you can also use the Brushy Brush in the shower. You can clean out the brush by a simple rinse of water.
Middle Division
The Wheel Barrel Team
1st Place
Melissa Gill-Marquez, Annie Sunderland, and Faria Panwala
Teacher | Salwa Varachhia
Amana Academy | Fulton County
Instead of having children and adults walk miles to carry barely a bucket of water on their backs, our barrel would use rolling automation to transport water. Our design is in the shape of a wheel barrow, but we have replaced the barrow with a “barrel” which would carry 90 liters of water. This power would be transformed from radiant energy into electrical energy which would power UV lights inside the barrel, sanitizing the water.
My Eco Water
2nd Place
Asim Bharde, Mohamad Hashem, and Austin Braverman
Teacher | Salwa Varachhia
Amana Academy | Fulton County
Our invention is called My Eco Water. It uses Solar Panels, UV Lights and Coal to clean and filter water in countries so they can have clean water. Our technology is based off of energy conversions. Our energy conversions consist of: radiant to chemical energy; chemical to electrical energy; and electrical to radiant energy. The process can filter about 12 gallons per minute. With more UV Lights per station we could clean more water per minute. After the water is cleaned, water is almost ready for drinking.
DCR Skate
3rd Place
Cody Burton, Deshon Jones, and Rajan Rose
Teacher | Lynette Clark
Edwards Middle School | Rockdale County
DCR Skates is a portable and affordable product to get you from place to place. The problem with skateboarding is that most skateboards do not have effective break systems to provide safe landings. Our skateboard helps stop the conflict between fun and safety. Skateboards are damaged because of the constant breaking and we are creating a break system to make boards safer and to preserve them.
High Division
Noise X
1st Place
Michael Kim, Harry Cain, and Jack Bugbee
Teacher | Ann Baxley
Walton High School | Cobb County
Millions of students struggle with ADHD or similar attention disorders. Our product, NoiseX, attempts to alleviate distracting noises present in learning environments. Our design consists of a pair of isolating earphones equipped with advanced filtering technology that eliminates frequency-specific noises. The earphones feature a moldable silicon bud that increases the isolation between the user and his or her environment. Using the corresponding NoiseX app, students can control the volume level of specified frequency ranges that are saved within the app.
Wedge Tech
2nd Place
Everett Apple and Claire Crose
Teacher | Michelle Crose
Living Science School | Private Hybrid in Cherokee County
At our school we have observed that stacks of folding chairs tend to fall over and cause disruptions including minor injuries and distractions in the middle of class. This was annoying to both teachers and students because it interrupted valuable time and created more work. Our goal was to create a way to keep folding chairs stacked upright against the wall. The basic concept we came up with was a pair of horseshoe shaped wedges that slid around the legs of the last folding chair in a stack.
ReVitalize
3rd Place
Briana Gordon and Rajuan Nelson
Teacher | Dametria Williams
Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology | Rockdale County
The purpose of ReVitalize is to disinfect the polyethylene terephthalate and provide further minerals to the water inside the bottle, to prevent the premature disposal of millions of water bottles. The ReVitalize capsule is a gelatin capsule filled with elements (fluoride, calcium, potassium, magnesium, and bicarbonates) that will naturally purify and provide lost nutrients to the water. The resulting effect of ReVitalize was significant on the elimination of bacterial growth within the water bottle and restoring the quality of water closer to that of pure water.
Specialty Awards
Finger Eraser
IronCAD Award
Ellie Holmes, Brooke Mizer, and Ava Miller
Teacher | Debi Carnaroli
Matt Elementary School | Forsyth County
Have you ever needed an eraser that could fit on your finger so when the eraser on your pencil breaks, you could just pull out your Finger and erase your mistakes without a hassle?! That’s why we have invented the Finger Eraser! The Finger Eraser comes in many different shapes, scents, designs, and colors. We make the Finger Eraser by buying Eraser Clay and molding it into the shape you would like.
Wedge Tech
TAG Manufacturing Award
Everett Apple and Claire Crose
Teacher | Michelle Crose
Living Science School | Private Hybrid in Cherokee County
At our school we have observed that stacks of folding chairs tend to fall over and cause disruptions including minor injuries and distractions in the middle of class. This was annoying to both teachers and students because it interrupted valuable time and created more work. Our goal was to create a way to keep folding chairs stacked upright against the wall. The basic concept we came up with was a pair of horseshoe shaped wedges that slid around the legs of the last folding chair in a stack. In addition to the initial shape, we added a rubberized surface to the bottom in order to increase friction and prevent the chairs from sliding.
Succulent Solution
People's Choice Award
Jonthan Fairgrieves and Riley Davis
Teacher | Dana Zhun
Nickajack Elementary School | Cobb County
Our idea is to help people get easy access to the water and gel in cacti and other succulents. The main cactus we studied is the prickly pear cactus (Opuntia). We chose this cactus is because it filters its own water. The prior way to get water was to manually remove all the spines and cut open or crush the flesh. Our design uses a specially designed succulent tap, plastic tubing and simple suction.
Supper Moppers
Youngest Participant Award
Hassan Muhammed and Zayn Barzegar
Teacher | Holly Jimenez and Salwa Varachhia
Amana Academy | Fulton County
My invention is the Super Moppers. I read that a married working mother of two kids under the age of 10 spends 20 hours per week maintaining her home. My mom works hard and has to clean our floors. She gets tired and her knees hurt. My super moppers are shoes with scrubbers. They are attached to the shoes on the bottom. I used strong duct tape. I can wear them and then I can clean the floor. I put some soap on the floor. Then I wear my moppers to clean. I can improve them if I make ones that dry too.
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State Finals Spotlights
John Marshall
Keynote Speaker
John Marshall is the co-founder of AirWatch and currently serves as senior vice president and general manager, driving the company’s strategy and operations. Under his leadership, AirWatch has become the largest enterprise mobility management provider in the world with over $370 million in 2015 bookings and 20,000 global customers that include the top four global Fortune companies. In February 2014, VMware acquired AirWatch for $1.54 billion, the largest acquisition to-date for VMware. Prior to AirWatch, Marshall helped launch Celarix and Manhattan Associates. Marshall was named the 2013 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for the Southeast, and the Atlanta Business Chronicle selected him as one of Atlanta’s Most Admired CEOs in 2014. Marshall is a board member on the Georgia Tech Information Security Center (GTISC) Industry Advisory Board, and he earned his bachelor’s in industrial engineering from Georgia Tech.
Amanda Baskett
Founding Teacher, Presenter
Amanda had the idea of bringing the excitement of InVenture to Georgia high school classrooms about 5 years ago now, and none of this would have happened without her energy and her ideas.
Cameron Schriner
IronCAD Representative
IronCAD is a proud partner with K-12 InVenture Prize and sponsor of IronCAD software to participating K-12 InVenture Prize teachers and students over the course of the year. IronCAD also sponsors the IronCAD Award, which is awarded to the top team using IronCAD in their design and prototyping.
Katie Dion
TAG Education Collaborative Representative
TAG Education Collaborative is a proud partner with K-12 InVenture Prize.
Tina Guldberg
GaMEP Representative
Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute is a proud partner with K-12 InVenture Prize and sponsor.
2016 U.S. Nationals | National Invention Convention and Entrepreneurship Expo
Elementary School Division
The Succulent Solution
Jonthan Fairgrieves and Riley Davis, Grade 5
1st Place in 5th Grade
Bristles 4 Braces
Julia Oubre, Sofia Byrd, and Autumn Bell, Grade 5
Middle School Division
The Wheel Barrel Team
Melissa Gill-Marquez, Annie Sunderland, and Faria Panwala, Grade 8
High School Division
Wedge Tech
Everett Apple and Claire Crose, Grade 10
2nd Place 9-12 Grade Category
Noise X
Michael Kim, Harry Cain, and Jack Bugbee, Grade 10
3rd Place in 9-12 Grade Category
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