Government Must Fund Inventors

What is the topic of the sentence?

• government funds for inventors

• inventors fund for government

• even failures help inventors learn

• inventors change our lives for the better

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CCSS.RI.4.2

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What is the central, or main idea?

• The inventors should work hard to make money.

• The government should give loans to inventors.

• The government should give more money to help support inventors.

• The inventors can learn from their mistakes.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

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CCSS.RI.6.2

Why is invention crucial for the economic social well-being of our country?

• Funding inventors improves people's lives, creates jobs, and helps our nation excel as a leader in science and technology.

• The government collects trillions of dollars in taxes.

• Some people feel invention is too risky a business for the government to be involved in.

• Yes, most inventors do fail--at first.

How does the "Inventors Need Government Support" section support the central/main idea?

• by sharing examples of when the government helps fund an innovation, and it can lead to more innovations

• by showing a picture of the a rocket

• by explaining how much the Apollo space program cost

• by persuading us to buy memory foam

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CCSS.RI.4.2

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What details in the text show how the government's support of inventors helps society?

• Just a small percentage goes to fund innovation and invention

• If the government supports inventors, it supports improvements to the lives of all citizens

• It's expensive to keep our country running!

• Failing is a central part of the process.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

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What details in the text show how the government's support of inventors helps society?

• Inventors can help make the country stronger and more of a leader

• Every year, our government collects trillions of dollars in taxes

• It's expensive to keep our country running!

• Failing is a central part of the process.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

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CCSS.RL.6.1

How did the author organize the text to support the central idea?

• The author compares and contrasts innovations and inventions.

• The author explains the cause and effect of the government collecting money.

• The sections heading and photographs support the idea that investing in inventions is crucial.

• The author uses chronological, or sequential order to tell us when the events happened.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

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CCSS.RI.7.5

How did the author organize the text to support the central idea?

• The photographs show you the inventions and innovations.

• The authors persuades you join the government.

• The sections work together to persuade readers that the government should provide more funding and support for inventors.

• The author uses chronological, or sequential order to tell us when the events happened.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

What caused the inventors of the Apollo spacecraft to learn and make improvements?

• There was this terrible accident.

• The improvements helped astronauts land on the moon.

• The government spent about $20 billion on the Apollo space program.

• The spacecraft ran out of gas.

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CCSS.RI.3.3

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What helps our country maintain its place as a world leader?

• innovation in technology and science

• schools and universities

• trillions of dollars in taxes

• memory foam