Language Studio 4th Grade Unit 4 Eureka! Student Invention

What is an invention?

• an object or process that someone makes, that is new and different, and that was created to do something

• a word used to express excitement when a discovery has been made

• uses the position of shadows cast by the sun to tell the time of day

• An inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder

What does Eureka! mean?

• a word used to express excitement when a discovery has been made

• one of the six basic types of machines, which are the basis for all other forms of machines

• A simple machine that consists of a rope that fits into a groove in a wheel

• something that is said or done to show people that you are happy to meet or see them

What does fragile mean?

• a substance that is usually injected into a person or animal to protect against a particular disease

• An inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder

• easily broken

• an object or process that someone makes, that is new and different, and that was created to do something

What is a diaphragm?

• attempting to fix something in an aimless way

• a thin disk that is used in microphones, telephones, speakers, etc., to help reproduce sound or make sounds louder (multiple meaning word, this is one meaning of several)

• changed from liquid to gas

• a flat, sloped surface

What are pendulums?

• an object or process that someone makes, that is new and different, and that was created to do something

• A simple machine with a center rod or axle joined to a wheel

• the last part of a letter or speech

• hanging weights that swing back and forth; used to regulate the movement of old-fashioned clocks

What is a sundial?

• living things

• uses the position of shadows cast by the sun to tell the time of day

• A simple machine that consists of a rope that fits into a groove in a wheel

• present or being used now

What does evaporated mean?

• one of the six basic types of machines, which are the basis for all other forms of machines

• changed from liquid to gas

• a flat, sloped surface

• possible

What does tinkering mean?

• living things

• attempting to fix something in an aimless way

• the opening section of a speech

• a shape that has straight sides and two circular ends

What are ecosystems?

• a show or display

• All the living and non-living things that interect in an area.

• one of the six basic types of machines, which are the basis for all other forms of machines

• the opening section of a speech

What are organisms?

• a thin disk that is used in microphones, telephones, speakers, etc., to help reproduce sound or make sounds louder (multiple meaning word, this is one meaning of several)

• a substance that is usually injected into a person or animal to protect against a particular disease

• living things

• present or being used now