INVENT UNIT VOCABULARY

INVENTION a new, useful process, machine, improvement, etc., that did not exist previously it is recognized as the product of an individual(s) with great imagination and creativity Creation, innovation, design

PATENT the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years. Register, exclusive, license

RUBE GOLDBERG A Rube Goldberg machine, device, or apparatus is a deliberately over-engineered or overdone machine that performs a very simple task in a very complex fashion, usually including a chain reaction.machine The expression is named after American cartoonist and inventor Rube Goldberg ( )AmericancartoonistRube Goldberg having a fantastically complicated, improvised appearance deviously complex and impractical

WORKS CITED A list of works quoted or used as a reference for a research paper, project, web page, etc. It is necessary to do this to avoid plagiarism!

ADVERTISE to announce or praise (a product, service, etc.) in some public medium of communication in order to induce people to buy or use it to give information to the public about; announce publicly in a newspaper, on radio or television, etc.

MARKETING the total of activities involved in the transfer of goods from the producer or seller to the consumer or buyer, including advertising, shipping, storing, and selling. Merchandising Distributing

INVENTION LOG any of various records, made in rough or finished form, concerning the steps or stages taken during the creation of an invention Agenda Record Program Timetable

GRAPHIC ORGANIZER a visual representation or diagram of a series of ideas, sequences or comparisons. A visual representation of knowledge, concepts, thoughts.

RESEARCH [noun] A diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc. to make an extensive investigation into something Exploration Investigation analysis

CONVENTION a meeting or formal assembly, as of representatives or delegates, for discussion of and action on particular matters of common concern. Assembly Gathering Meeting session