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List of prolific inventors

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Date: 

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/list-of-prolific-inventors

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. What is the basis for recognition?

  2. 2. What is the impact on society?

  3. 3. What makes someone a prolific inventor?

  4. 4. Why do prolific inventors have so many patents?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Prolific

  • Utility Patent

  • Intellectual Property

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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