How do you become a great inventor?

How do you become a great inventor?

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What kinds of inventions do you think we will have when you are an adult?

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Defiant doors and cooridors by Star Trek
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In this mini-lesson, students are introduced to the surprisingly important role of “failure” in the process of developing solutions to problems. In the activity, Bobby Dropper, students try to save a falling bobby pin from a crash landing by inventing a paper device to slow the fall. They work like inventors, learning from their failures — and learning that failures are part of the invention process!

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8 mins

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