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Students appraise the qualities of successful inventors and inventions, as well as examine the ways in which the Internet supports inventors, as a springboard for designing and 'patenting' inventions that would be helpful to them in their lives.

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Grade
6th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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1 hr
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