How are people's ideas about electricity DIFFERENT now than in Ben Franklin's time?
People now understand electricity and know how to use it.
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What does the word amount mean? The recipe tells the amount of water to add.
how much there is of something
100
What does the word result mean? The result of burning toast is a kitchen full of smoke.
what happens because of something else
200
How did lightning rods change communities?
They made homes and buildings safer.
200
Which of Franklin's inventions was SIMILAR to today's Grabber?
the Long Arm
200
What does the word composed mean? The music teacher composed a new school song.
wrote a piece of music
200
What does the word remarkable mean? The remarkable robot could wash dishes and mop floors.
amazing
300
How were Ben's flippers DIFFERENT from today's flippers?
They were made of wood.
300
How are today's rocking chairs DIFFERENT from Ben Franklin's rocking chairs?
Today's rocking chairs do not churn butter.
300
If the word base means "the bottom of something," what does the word basement most likely mean?
the lowest part of the house
300
What does the word achieve mean? If you work hard, you will achieve great things.
be able to do
400
How are the writing chair and the library chair ALIKE?
Both combine two things into one.
400
How does the illustration of the city at the top of page 535 help you figure out the meaning of the word sanitation?
It shows a garbage truck with the word on it, so I know it means "keep clean."
400
If the word move means "to go from one place to another," what does the word moveable most likely mean?
can go
400
If the word vacate means "to leave," what does the word vacation most likely mean?
a trip where people leave home
500
Which words from the article give the BEST clue about what a glass armonica is?
a row of spinning glass bowls
500
Read the sentence from the article. Now...every automobile has an odometer to measure the distance it travels. Which words give the BEST clue about what an odometer is?
measure the distance it travels
500
If the word energy means "strength or power," what does the word energetic most likely mean?
with lots of strength
500
If the word combine means "to mix together," what does the word combination most likely mean?