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| Inventions 4: Refine and Optimize |
| Build a working model of your invention to communicate and test your ideas, and make necessary improvements so the invention works the way you want it to. |
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Delete is having a bad day. Hacker yelled at him and Buzz made fun of his first-ever invention, a "Bunny-Copter." When he wishes things were better, Delete discovers he has a Fairy Borg Father named Zanko, who appears and grants him nine wishes. Chaos ensues from Delete's wacky wishes, and the CyberSquad is called in. When Zanko & Matt end up stuck on a ledge inside hazardous Statico Chasm, Inez and Jackie must 'refine & optimize' the Bunny-Copter to rescue them. Can they do it in time? |
Bianca's Dogged Pursuit
Bianca wants to take a day trip to Philly, but she can't leave her dog Mojo alone all day without anyone to feed her dinner at 5pm. Although she asks everyone she knows - including her ex-boyfriend and her crabby neighbor - Bianca can't find anyone to feed Mojo. Then, necessity becomes the mother of invention, as Bianca develops a clever device that uses a rotating alarm clock and a sliding lid to keep Mojo's dinner covered until 5 p.m. After trying out her initial idea using a cardboard cover, she further refines the invention by adjusting the thickness and weight of the cover until it functions perfectly.
Math Message: When you have an invention that needs an improvement, identify the key feature that needs changing and vary it until the invention is as good as it can be.
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