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Unit 1: Kids Are Inventors, Too

Learn these words from the magazine article by Arlene Erlbach (Inside: Level B, Unit 1).

Here are our links to the selections of "Imagine the Possibilities" : Hitching a Ride, Crittercam to the Rescue, LAFFF, Kids Are Inventors, Too, Inventing to Solve a Problem, The Evolution of a Great Idea

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  1. invent
    come up with after a mental effort
  2. solve
    come up with an answer to a problem
  3. problem
    a question raised for consideration or solution
  4. patent
    a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
  5. issue
    bring out an official document
  6. manufacture
    put together out of artificial or natural components
  7. amputate
    remove surgically
  8. league
    an association of sports teams that organizes matches
  9. design
    conceive or fashion in the mind; invent
  10. device
    an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
  11. model
    a representation of something, often on a smaller scale
  12. attention
    a general interest that leads people to want to know more
  13. suggestion
    an idea that is proposed
  14. automatic
    operating with minimal human intervention
  15. trap door
    a hinged or sliding entrance in a floor or ceiling
  16. cycle
    a single execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon
  17. diagram
    a drawing intended to explain how something works
  18. engineer
    a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve problems
  19. ability
    the quality of having the means or skills to do something
  20. success
    an attainment that achieves a favorable outcome
Created on Tue Jul 26 14:12:39 EDT 2016 (updated Wed Aug 17 16:15:48 EDT 2016)

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