Teens: Creative Minds

A hundred years ago in Valcourt, Joseph‑Armand Bombardier achieved something that would change the course of his life. At age 15, fuelled by his abundant creativity, he designed a vehicle that could travel over snow. He was an inventor and a prolific innovator, and it seems he wasn’t the only young person driven to innovate!

Explore the teenage brain and gain insight into its inherent creativity. Meet a dozen Canadian teenagers who, over the past 100 years, have used their innovative minds to make the world a better place!

Discover 12 inventions, including:

• A robotic heart that beats according to the patient’s level of exertion
• A bad weather collector that transforms the energy created by rain and bad weather into electricity
• The very first superhero: Superman

Participate in a variety of activities and interactive games:

• Navigate an obstacle course blindfolded wearing a belt equipped with ultrasound sensors
• Write sentences using Bliss-characters, an ideographic language
• Associate different parts of the brain with their functions
• Take a quiz to discover your creative personality type
• And much more