End of Unit 2 - Calling All Minds

How was Jack Linsky's Swingline stapler an improvement on earlier staplers?

• It could punch an individual staple through paper.

• It could automatically bend the wire staple to clinch it.

• It used connected staples to enable continuous stapling.

• It allowed for an easier way to load the staples.

What is bottom-up planning? Choose TWO answers.

• start with a hypothesis

• gather data first

• gather data second

• arrive at a hypothesis

Which flying inventions led to the invention of the airplane? Choose TWO answers.

• hot-air balloons

• rockets

• dirigibles

• helicopters

Who invented the first airplane with a gasoline engine and propeller?

• Sir George Cayley

• Joseph-Michel Montgolfier

• The Wright Brothers

• Count Ferdinand

According to Grandin, what are THREE key traits of what Grandin refers to as the Asperger's spectrum? Choose THREE answers.

• communication challenges

• strong social skills

• obsessive interest

• good communication

• awkward social skills

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What TWO inventions was Lewis Latimer instrumental in developing. Choose TWO answers.

• airplane

• telephone

• typewriter

• stapler

• light bulb

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What is a blueprint. Choose TWO answers.

• a diagram showing how something works

• a drawing completed for a patent

• a plan for where things go

• a technical drawing or model of a structure

What did Grandin invent to help lessen anxiety in people with Autism?

• bird kite

• squeeze machine

• pulley

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Why does Grandin encourage her students to write and publish papers on their work?

• It is a way to store their knowledge.

• It is a way to patent their knowledge.

• It is a way to protect their knowledge.

• It it a way to improve their knowledge.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The purpose of trial and error is to make modifications and learn from failures.

• False

• True

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3