SCAMPER CUP

Children were given a paper cup each  and using glue, strings, rubber bands only they were asked to come up with a useful invention using all of it.

S

What could be substituted for the cup? What could be substituted for the drink? What could be substituted for the taste? What could be the other material for the cup( texture)?

C

Combine

What could be combined with the cup? With the drink ? What other food items? What other non-food items?

A

Adapt

How could the cup be adapted so it would be easy to hold? So it would keep the drink hot or cold? So it would not get soggy?

M

Modify

Magnify

Minify

Modify the cup (colour ,odour ,thickness ,shape). What is it like? If it were magnified, what might it be used for? What if it were miniaturized?

P

Put to ther uses

What else could a paper cup be used for? Who else might use it? Where else might it be used?

E

Eliminate

What could be removed from a paper cup? How could it be streamlined? Made lighter?

R

Reverse

Rearrange

What if it were upside down? Inside out ? What other shape could it be?

Krishn"s musical instrument

Hilal's basket

Saisha's torch

Sania's pencil holder

Atreyee's puppet

Krittika's bell

Aakash's telephone

Jiya's bucket

Pranati's tidal generator

Aditya's Drum

Pritha's recycle cup

Zaina's musical instrument

Ratan's musical instrument

Satyakam's Audio booster

Children used this acronym SCAMPER and applied it as a stimulus to make them think differently about how else the paper cup could be used.