Vocabulary Words
Spelling Bees
Non-Fiction (Young Minds, Big Ideas passage)
Fiction (The Most Magnificent Thing)
Inventors' Toolkit (Compare & Apply)
100

A new idea, device, or method created to solve a problem is called an ____________.

What is an innovation?

100

Spell the word that means a new idea or invention

I-N-N-O-V-A-T-I-O-N.

100

What state was 15-year-old Chester Greenwood from when he invented earmuffs?

What is Maine?

100

What was the little girl trying to build in the story?

What is the most magnificent thing?

100

True or False: You have to be an adult with a college degree to invent something useful.

What is False?

200

An early model or test version of an invention is called a ____________.

What is a prototype?

200

Fill in the missing letters: D _ S _ G N (to plan or draw).

What are E and I? (Design)

200

What outdoor winter activity was Chester doing when his ears got cold?

What is ice skating?

200

Where on the street did the girl set up her workspace?

What is on the sidewalk?

200

Both Chester and the little girl faced a problem before inventing. What is another word for a problem?

What is an obstacle?

300

Something that stands in your way or makes a task hard is an ____________.

What is an obstacle?

300

Fill in the missing letters: O B S T _ C L _ (something in your way).

What are A and E? (Obstacle)

300

What uncomfortable item was Chester wearing around his head before he invented earmuffs?

What is a woolen scarf?

300

Who went on a walk with the girl to help her clear her head when she got frustrated?

Who is her dog?

300

Why did other kids laugh at Chester at first when he wore his ear protectors?

What is they had never seen earmuffs before (it looked unusual)?

400

To plan and draw how something will be built means to ____________ it.

What is to design?

400

Spell the 9-letter word that means continuing to try hard

P-E-R-S-I-S-T-E-N-T.

400

Who helped Chester by sewing beaver fur and velvet onto his wire loops?

Who is his grandmother?

400

Did the girl's very first prototype work perfectly, or did it fail?

What is it failed (it was wrong)?

400

What character trait did BOTH Chester and the girl show by not giving up?

What is being persistent (persistence)?

500

If you keep trying and never give up even when things get tough, you are ____________.

What is persistent?

500

Which spelling is correct: A) Prototipe, B) Prototype, or C) Prototyp?

What is B) Prototype?

500

What did Chester receive that officially proved he owned the idea for his invention?

What is a patent?

500

How did the girl fix her problem to make her final magnificent thing?

What is she combined the best parts from her failed attempts?

500

What should an inventor do if their first prototype doesn't work?

What is learn from the mistakes, adjust it, and try again?