Idea Spark at Edison National Historical Park

Inventions & Innovation Adventure Pack

Inside the workshops of Edison National Historical Park, bright ideas are flickering.

Experiments are stalling. Prototype designs are incomplete. Patent filings are missing key details, and innovation pathways are losing momentum. Ari Raider has detected a disruption in the invention timeline and needs explorers to restore balance before progress slows to a halt.

In Idea Spark at Edison National Historical Park, students are dropped into a high-stakes STEM mission centered on creativity and problem solving. By learning how inventors test ideas through experimentation, build prototypes to refine designs, and protect new creations with patents, explorers must reignite the innovation system and stabilize the workshop.

This adventure blends foundational engineering and history concepts with story, exploration, and optional hands-on discovery.

About This Adventure Pack

Idea Spark at Edison National Historical Park is designed for elementary explorers and connects directly to an interactive online adventure.

Students can complete the Idea Spark at Edison National Historical Park adventure online for free, including access to free printable trading cards that match this experience. The online adventure delivers the full learning and story-driven mission without requiring a physical kit.

👉 Explore the free Idea Spark at Edison National Historical Park adventure here:
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For families or classrooms that want to extend the experience, this Adventure Pack adds collectible cards and hands-on components that bring the innovation mission into the physical world.

The learning experience is the same whether students use the physical pack or not. The pack simply adds a tactile, collectible layer to the adventure.

What This Adventure Covers

Each Idea Spark at Edison National Historical Park Adventure Pack explores core invention and engineering concepts, including:

• Invention – A new device, method, or idea
• Patent – Legal protection for an invention
• Prototype – A test model of a design
• Experiment – A trial to test an idea
• Innovation – Improving or creating something new
• Design – Planning how something will work
• Problem Solving – Finding solutions to challenges
• Improvement – Making something better over time
• Impact – The effect an invention has on society

Each topic appears naturally within the adventure and is required to move the story forward, reinforcing learning through exploration rather than memorization.

What’s Inside the Pack

• Adventure-Filled Field Pack (6×9 Adventure Pouch)
• Adventure Mission Card
• Interactive Online Adventure
• Knowledge Card Pack
• Mystery Dig Kit
• Dig Stick Tool
• Cleaning Wipe
• Mystery Collectible Specimen (Gemlet)
• Gemlet Storage Container
• Excavating Adventures Sticker

Why Kids Love It

Testing inventions, solving design challenges, exploring prototypes, and uncovering a real mystery specimen makes learning feel like leading a real innovation lab.

Why Teachers and Parents Love It

Idea Spark at Edison National Historical Park supports elementary STEM and social studies standards through clear explanations of invention, experimentation, and innovation. The adventure works for whole-class instruction, maker spaces, STEM centers, small groups, or independent learning — with or without the physical pack.

Free Adventure Option

Idea Spark at Edison National Historical Park is also available online for free, including free printable trading cards that align directly with this adventure. No purchase is required to participate.

This reflects our mission at Excavating Adventures: to make engaging, story-driven adventures accessible to everyone.

👉 Explore the free Idea Spark at Edison National Historical Park adventure here:
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