Trademarks, Copyrights, Patents: Invention Guide for Kids

Role Models - Famous Inventors

• Inventor Biographies – Read about famous inventors including Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Samuel Morse.

• Little Known Inventors – Learn about various inventors who created everyday items such as the tin can for food, jeans, Frisbees, and feather dusters!

• Science and Inventions – Several famous inventors, like Alexander Graham Bell and Henry Ford contributed tremendously towards the progress of science and modern technology.

• Innovative Geniuses – Find out what some of the greatest minds in history shared in common.

• The Inventor Database – Look up just biographies about any famous inventor from history in this online alphabetical database.

• Silly Inventions – Discover the people behind some of the funniest, most dangerous, or strangest inventions of our time.

• Absurd Inventors – Not all inventors come up with groundbreaking inventions, as seen in this list of downright bizarre and hilarious creations.

Get Inspired - Inventions by Kids

• Neat Inventions by Kids – These creative ideas go to show that even the youngest among us can be inventors.

• Young Inventor Gallery – Browse an online photo gallery of kid and teen inventors.

• By Kids For Kids – BKFK is an organization that helps to support and inspire young inventors.

• Famous Inventions by Kids – Did you know that Braille, earmuffs, paper lunch bags, and even the trampoline were all created by kids?

• Child Inventors – Get inspired by watching a photo slideshow of ordinary kids who came up with famous and useful inventions.

Get Inventing!

• Inventing for Kids – Get all the resources you could possibly need to learn more about inventions and patents.

• Guide to Inventing – Find out a step-by-step approach to pinpointing areas that require an invention, and then learn how to create one!

• How Do Patents Work? – This useful flow chart describes the entire process of how inventors obtain a patent.

• The Invention Playground – Let your imagination and creativity go wild with plenty of resources to help you focus on inventing something wonderful.

• Invention Conventions – Learn how to host an Invention Convention at your school or neighborhood.

• Invention Facts and Trivia – Check out a series of fun facts about inventions and the people who make them.

• Making an Inventor's Logbook – Inventors typically come up with so many different ideas and snippets of information that it’s best to record it all in a logbook.

• DIY Projects for Kids – A series of tutorials will help guide you through a number of fun and wacky projects and inventions.

• All About Inventing – Browse through a huge amount of resources to learn about inventors, answers about inventing, and related quizzes and games.

• Coming Up with Ideas – Use these resources to learn more about coming up with ideas for inventions and how to research if they already exist.

• Kid Inventors' Day - Celebrate Kid Inventors’ Day every January 17^th to inspire yourself and other aspiring young inventors!

• Youth Inventors Program – This amazing program brings together thousands of kid inventors to help guide them through the process of creating their very own inventions.

• Young Inventors International – YYI is a non-profit group that encourages college-level students in their invention endeavors.

• The Invention Quiz – Take a challenging quiz online to see how much you know about all sorts of inventions.

• Energy Inventions – Learn about inventions related to different kids of energy, including solar, wind, hydro, and geothermal energy.

• A Guide to Inventing for Kids – Inventing is a great way for kids (and even adults!) to explore various different fields and skills.

• Camp Invention – At Camp Invention, kids learn how to make their invention ideas a reality.

• Kids Invent! for Kids – Kids Invent! For Kids aims to inspire children and teens to come up with their own inventions through a variety of skills and a good deal of imagination.