{"id":6550,"date":"2017-04-23T19:06:23","date_gmt":"2017-04-23T23:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/?p=6550"},"modified":"2017-05-01T09:27:38","modified_gmt":"2017-05-01T13:27:38","slug":"red-mill-elementary-team-wins-2017-global-invent-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/red-mill-elementary-team-wins-2017-global-invent-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Mill Elementary team wins 2017 Global Invent It! Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cYoung inventors – The Earth needs your help!\u201d began the challenge for the 2017 Global Invent It! competition.\u201cOn your own or with a team, submit your innovative solution to a real world environmental problem.\u201d<\/p>\n

Solutions to problems such as water scarcity, climate change, air pollution, water pollution, endangered species, invasive species and natural resource loss were suggested to participants.<\/p>\n

Second-graders in Mary Ennis\u2019 class at Red Mill Elementary School not only accepted the Invent It! Challenge, they were named global champions in the team competition for ages 5-7. Their invention, \u201cThe Gwater Bottle Gutter,\u201d was selected as that age division’s winner by a panel of Smithsonian and ePals judges and announced April 17. Now, the public may vote for the Red Mill inventors to win the ePals Choice Award. Votes are\u00a0cast online on the Invent It website<\/a> and the winners will be announced May 1.<\/p>\n

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The Red Mill second-graders\u2019 invention was part of a\u00a0collaborative project that involved a rain barrel Red Mill fourth-graders were decorating for the school’s courtyard and garden area. The second-grade class was\u00a0asked to determine\u00a0a way to get water into the barrel. As a result of their research, they knew most rain barrels connect to a gutter system; however, Red Mill\u2019s school roof is flat and does not have a gutter system.<\/p>\n

Using what they had learned\u00a0about scientific inquiry, the second-graders\u00a0researched and brainstormed ideas for collecting water from the flat rooftop. The students\u00a0designed a prototype using plastic water bottles, built it and tested their design. Their first attempt was unsuccessful so they reviewed their work, made adjustments to their design and created what they called \u201cThe Gwater Bottle Gutter.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"RMES<\/a><\/p>\n

With help from School Plant staff, \u201cThe Gwater Bottle Gutter\u201d was successfully installed in the school\u2019s courtyard and the water collected in the rain barrel will be used to water plants in the school\u2019s garden.<\/p>\n

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Throughout the process, students also discovered that the lack of fresh water is a global problem. They thought their new invention could be used in third world countries where structures with flat roofs are prevalent and where residents only receive fresh water in plastic bottles. Students surmised \u201cThe Gwater Bottle Gutter\u201d could help solve two issues: How to recycle plastic bottles and collect fresh rainwater.<\/p>\n

Their invention and its worldwide application earned acclaim from judges.<\/p>\n

All participants in the Global Invent It! Challenge must demonstration their use of the seven steps of the Smithsonian\u2019s Spark!Lab Invention Process<\/a>: Think It, Explore It, Sketch It, Create It, Try It, Tweak It and Sell It.<\/p>\n

\u201cWin It\u201d was step eight\u00a0for \u201cThe Gwater Bottle Gutter\u201d team, and the Red Mill students hope the public will vote online<\/a> to make them winners again, this time of the ePals Choice Award. Cast your vote today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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