2.  Students waste time trying to fit their books and files into their bag  Some bags are too bulky to carry around  Students might lose things if they have to carry books and files in their hands

3.  Do not have to waste time fitting things into bag  Bag would not be too bulky as space is better used  Students would not lose their things easily as they are able to attach the bag to their school bag PROBLEM SOLVED!

4. BEFOREAFTER

5. Full view of the invention Close-up view of the buckle Interior of invention Buckle Bag Velcro

6.  Primary School Students  Secondary school students

7.  Compared to a bigger bag, our invention is less bulky.  Cheaper to buy compared to a bigger bag.

8.  At first, we wanted to use velcro to attach our invention to the school bag but then velcro is too weak.  There was a limited number of people we know to help in our survey.

9.  Interview  Survey

10.  This is a video of us interviewing a fellow student after letting him test our invention for a day.

11.  Most people hate trying to stuff things into their bag.  People tend to lose things when they carry their books and files in their hands.  Therefore, our product would be useful to these people.

12. PreliminariesSemi-FinalsFinals Brainstorm for an ideaImprove our power point slides Complete our second prototype Find a mentorStart creating our first prototype and see that it is workable Complete finalizing our power point slides Conduct a surveyShow to our teacher mentor Do up power point slides and show to our mentor for approval Market Reseacrch Cleared

13.  Aik Yang- This project allowed me to have a stronger bond with my group mates. We were stumped at many obstacles but we were able to overcome them together, progressing throughout the project everytime we met. This project certainly allowed me to learn much.  Timothy- This project has allowed me to work better with my group mates as the time we have committed to do this project over this school year made us spend a lot of time together. In addition, even though we met with lots of obstacles, we have overcame them one by one by we would continue to do it as we proceed further in the competition.

14.  Johny- This project has allowed me and my group mates to have a stronger teamwork. Our team work has allowed us to overcome problems such as some disagreements among the group mates. Overall, this project has been extremely beneficial to me.  Fan Pu- I have learnt a lot through this project, mainly teamwork and time management. It also developed our critical thinking and we have also learnt a lot more about each other through this experience.

15. Johny: Idea Generating, Powerpoint slides. Aik Yang: Interview, Powerpoint slides Timothy: Survey, powerpoint slides Fan Pu: Powerpoint Slides

16. Inventor’s Log

17.  Our Teacher Mentor who has guided us throughout the project  Our parents who have given us their continuous support  Ming En for helping us in our interview  People who have done our survey  And others who helped us in one way or another

18.  http://www.google.com/patents http://www.google.com/patents  http://www.docs.google.com (survey) http://www.docs.google.com  http://www.blogger.com (inventor’s log) http://www.blogger.com  http://www.google.com/images (for the pictures used in this powerpoint) http://www.google.com/images  http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dG1veG1HVGpz TS1sU0tFMjNvS3Q2dXc6MA http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dG1veG1HVGpz TS1sU0tFMjNvS3Q2dXc6MA