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GLOSSARY
Brainstorming is a creative activity that helps generate a large number
BRAINSTORM
of ideas. There are many variations on how to brainstorm. The important thing is to let
your imagination run wild. Often, the best solutions come from unexpected places.
Circuits are paths that electric currents follow.
CIRCUIT
same direction as the hands of a clock.
easily allows an electrical current to pass through it.
in the opposite direction as the hands of a clock.
Invention Cycle where you explore new ideas and bring them to life with your first
prototype.
Input Bits
INPUT
of the system. They interpret their surroundings to make things happen.
An insulator is a material that does not allow an electrical current to pass through
it.
Something created with your own ingenuity, experimentation, and
INVENTION
imagination.
OUTPUT
physical, and audible. They generally do something – like light up, buzz, or move.
This is the second phase of the Invention Cycle where you test your prototype
PLAY
for the first time.
POWER
to test an idea.
REMIX
with making changes to your prototype to see how you can improve it.
sensor is a device that detects or measures something from its surrounding environment
and converts it into an electrical signal.
Cycle where you show your invention to others to get feedback and inspire other
inventors.
SIGNAL
Input Bits change the message this signal sends. Output Bits translate this signal into
an action (like light, motion, or sound).
pressure that pushes an electrical current through a circuit. Voltage is usually supplied
by a battery or a generator.
your Bits. Try it whenever you need to break up your chain, like when you need to put
a light at the top of a model building.
are buttons, switches and sensors; the eyes and ears
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Output Bits take orders from input Bits to convey the visual,
The energy used to do work.
This is the third phase of the Invention Cycle where you experiment
A signal is an electrical message sent from one Bit
The wire allows you to put more space between
WIRE
CLOCKWISE
A conductor is a material that
CONDUCTOR
COUNTERCLOCKWISE
This is the first phase of the
CREATE
PROTOTYPE
This is the fourth phase of the Invention
SHARE
The unit of measurement for electric
VOLTS
Turning in the
Turning
INSULATOR
A model designed
A
SENSOR
to another.
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