Students at Northstar Elementary are preparing to take part in Invent Iowa come mid-January.

Invent Iowa is a program that encourages kids to take a real-life problem and invent a way to fix it. Students must follow certain criteria when creating their inventions and are judged on how original their idea is, how workable it is, and how appropriate it is for their need or idea.

Fourth grade students at Northstar will participate in Invent Iowa on Thursday, January 15th while fifth grade students will participate on Friday, January 16th.