Unit 1: Inventing to Solve a Problem

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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. exist
    have a presence
  2. need
    anything that is necessary but lacking
  3. identify
    recognize as being
  4. upright
    in a vertical position; not sloping
  5. brainstorm
    try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it
  6. solution
    the successful action of solving a problem
  7. flash
    a sudden brilliant understanding
  8. mental
    involving the mind or an intellectual process
  9. energy
    forceful exertion
  10. stubby
    short and blunt
  11. sketch
    make a preliminary drawing for later elaboration
  12. prototype
    a standard or typical example
  13. rummage
    search haphazardly
  14. collect
    gather
  15. sturdy
    substantially made or constructed
  16. plastic
    synthetic material that can be molded into objects
  17. final
    conclusive in a process or progression
  18. revise
    make changes to
  19. minor
    lesser in scope or effect
  20. ponder
    reflect deeply on a subject
Created on Tue Jul 26 14:27:07 EDT 2016 (updated Wed Aug 17 16:15:58 EDT 2016)

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