The Inventor's Secret: Vocabulary

locomotives

• engines that make a train go forward

• small, specialized machines or electronic devices

• to move slowly and noisily

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

chugged

• something that gives off a lot of light

• to move slowly and noisily

• legal documents to prevent others from making or selling a new invention

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

gadgets

• legal documents; if you get a patent for an invention, no one else is allowed to make or sell it.

• a machine that plays recorded music or sound.

• small, specialized machines or electronic devices.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

sputtered

• If something is a it is a complete failure.

• If something it worked in a rough or uneven way and made popping noises.

• The train along the track.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

flop

• a complete failure

• When something works in a rough or uneven way and makes popping noises.

• gives off a lot of light

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Which object shows something that is incandescent?

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Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

cylinder

• a complete failure

• gives off a lot of light

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Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

patents

• legal documents; if you get a patent for an invention, no one else is allowed to make or sell it

• circular ends and straight sides

• a complete failure

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

phonograph

• circular ends and straight sides

• a complete failure

• a machine that plays recorded music or sound

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4