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Unit 4: How Coach Told Me I Didn't Make the Cut; Bionics

Learn these words from the poem by Gary Soto and the science article by Josh Fischman (Inside: Level B, Unit 4).

Here are our links to the selections of "Every Body Is a Winner": The Human Machine; My Fabulous Footprint, The Beat Goes On; All Pumped Up, Two Left Feet, Two Left Hands, How Coach Told Me; Bionics

Here are our links to the units of Level B: Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit 7, Unit 8

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  1. pinwheel
    a hand-held toy with vanes that spin in the wind
  2. wiggle
    move to and fro
  3. fumble
    (sports) dropping the ball
  4. outpace
    surpass, especially in speed
  5. rusty
    covered with or consisting of an oxide coating
  6. fleck
    a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
  7. empty
    holding or containing nothing
  8. crowd
    a large number of things or people considered together
  9. cheer
    spur on or encourage especially by shouts
  10. system
    a group of related organs or parts
  11. assembly
    a unit consisting of components fitted together
  12. proof
    any evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
  13. microscopic
    so small as to be invisible without a magnifying device
  14. surgical
    of or relating to a medical operation
  15. wizardry
    exceptional creative ability
  16. engineer
    a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve problems
  17. muscle
    animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
  18. prosthesis
    a device that replaces a missing part of the body
  19. conduct
    direct the course of; manage or control
  20. amplifier
    electronic equipment that increases strength of signals
  21. boost
    increase
  22. sever
    cut off from a whole
  23. sensation
    an awareness of some type of stimulation
  24. sensory
    relating to or concerned in sensation
  25. node
    any computer that is hooked up to a computer network
  26. modular
    constructed with standardized, prefabricated units or pieces
  27. partial
    being or affecting only a segment
  28. detect
    discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
  29. pressure
    sensation resulting from applying force to an area of skin
  30. vibration
    a shaky motion
Created on Tue Aug 02 15:09:47 EDT 2016 (updated Wed Aug 10 13:51:40 EDT 2016)

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