Timeless Thomas: How Thomas Edison Changed Our Lives Vocabulary

Define the word

PRODUCTIVE

• something created by a person that did not exist before.

• extremely clever or skillful.

• able to do a lot with the time and resources that you have.

• the first of its kind.

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

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INVENTION

• something created by a person that did not exist before.

• extremely clever or skillful.

• something that makes you different from everyone else.

• the first of its kind.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

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BRILLIANT

• something created by a person that did not exist before.

• extremely clever or skillful.

• something that makes you different from everyone else.

• the first of its kind.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

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ORIGINAL

• something created by a person that did not exist before.

• extremely clever or skillful.

• something that makes you different from everyone else.

• the first of its kind.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Define the word

BREAKTHROUGH

• something created by a person that did not exist before.

• extremely clever or skillful.

• something that makes you different from everyone else.

• make an important discovery after many tries.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

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DICTATION

• useful, helpful, or important

• a tool or machine that has a certain purpose.

• the act of writing down or recording words that have been spoken. .

• make an important discovery after many tries.

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

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VALUABLE

• useful, helpful, or important

• a tool or machine that has a certain purpose.

• the act of writing down or recording words that have been spoken. .

• make an important discovery after many tries.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Define the word

DEVICE

• useful, helpful, or important

• a tool or machine that has a certain purpose.

• the act of writing down or recording words that have been spoken. .

• make an important discovery after many tries.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Define the word

RADAR

• useful, helpful, or important

• a way to find unseen objects by using radio signals.

• the act of writing down or recording words that have been spoken. .

• make an important discovery after many tries.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4