Entry Title:	EZgrip
Coach:	Rhonda Epstein
School:	Solana Pacific School
City/State:	San Diego, California
Problem:	Disabled people having trouble closing their hands in order to grip their toothbrush.
Solution:	EZgrip: a silicon based devise that attaches to the toothbrush and provides a larger gripping surface.

Entry Title:	Don't Get Burned!
Coach:	Karen Howell
School:	Hillel Academy
City/State:	Fairfield, Connecticut
Problem:	Flammability of fake finger nails.
Solution:	Education program — including safety posters and danger labels to inform people of the hazard.

Entry Title:	Auto-MAT-ic
Coach:	Marilyn Hamot Ryan
School:	Saddle Brook Middle School
City/State:	Saddle Brook, New Jersey
Problem:	More than 1.6 million senior citizens are treated in emergency rooms every year due to falls in their homes, many occurring in the middle of the night.
Solution:	Auto-MAT-ic: A secure floor mat that automatically turns a light on for a set period of time when a person steps on it as they get out of their bed.

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Entry Title:	Chade Bag
Coach:	Ramon Sanchez
School:	Edward Stitt, I.S. 164
City/State:	New York, New York
Problem:	Improperly designed classrooms and furniture impeding learning and adding to student fatigue, discomfort and irritation.
Solution:	Classroom Seat Booster: an ergonomically designed device intended to accommodate small students in order to prevent the negative effects of inappropriate furniture used in middle school.

Entry Title:	RoboSwitch
Coach:	Gail Vawter
School:	Home School
City/State:	Westerville, Ohio
Problem:	Power outages caused by excessive consumption of electricity during the hot summer months.
Solution:	RoboSwitch: a temperature and lighting control system to help prevent power outages.

Entry Title:	Westerly Innovations — WIN Team
Coach:	Jason Lin
School:	Westerly Innovations Network / Babcock Middle
City/State:	Westerly, Rhode island
Problem:	More than 400 million pounds of computers, cell phones, handheld games and other devices are thrown away in the U.S. each year, leaving two million tons of "e-waste."
Solution:	Create an E-Waste Management Plan for electronic waste.

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Entry Title:	Recycle-icle
Coach:	Lia Carlile
School:	Life Christian School
City/State:	Tacoma, Washington
Problem:	Lack of community recycling.
Solution:	Recycle-icle: a redesigned user-friendly recycling bin promoted by the Waste Management Systems.

Entry Title:	Multi-Sensory Fire Alarm
Coach:	Robert M. London
School:	River Bluff Middle School
City/State:	Stoughton, Wisconsin
Problem:	Children younger than five years old and teenagers have deeper sleep patterns than adults that may prevent them from hearing the sound of a fire alarm in time to get out safely.
Solution:	Combine water jets and voice alarm contained inside a stuffed animal, to abruptly wake the child in a fire and direct him/her safely out of the room.

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