Newlab

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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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/newlab

Write what each word means, using the article.

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

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location?Building 128, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York
2. What is the inauguration date?June 2016
3. What is Newlab and where is it located?Newlab is a big playground for inventors in Brooklyn, inside Building 128 of the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
4. When did Newlab start and how much money was spent on it?It opened in June 2016 and had a $35 million budget.

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