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    Summary
    The Fabulous Perpetual Motion Machine
    The Prez Twins, Carla and Carlos, are determined to win this years science fair. Because
    they are fabulous, they definitely dont want to do anything boring. What could be less
    boring than a machine that needs no power and never stops? Gathered together with
    parents, a reporter, and their friends Larry and Effie, they give their perpetual motion
    machine a test run to make sure it works. The machine does seem to run forever, but with
    one small problemeverything in the house that runs on electricity stops working! The
    fabulous twins lose no time looking for another fabulous project to enter in the science fair.

    Activity

    Comprehension Skill
    Sequence

    Activity

    Sequence is the order in which the events

    Look up a recipe in a cookbook. Then write


    what the directions told you to do first, next,
    and last. Why is the order of the directions
    important when following a recipe?

    of a story or article take place, from first to


    last. Clue words such as first, next, and then
    may show sequence, but not always. Other
    clues are dates and times of day. Sometimes
    two events happen at the same time. Clue
    words that show this are meanwhile and

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    People throughout history have come up with ideas for inventions that arent possible.
    Think of a crazy invention that would help you and your family if only you could make it
    work. The more fantastic it is, the better! Either draw a diagram of your machine with labels
    for the different parts, or write a description about what it does and how it works.

    inthat same year.

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    Lesson Vocabulary

    Conventions

    Words to Know

    Past, Present, and Future


    Tenses

    Knowing the meanings of these words


    is important to reading The Fabulous
    Perpetual Motion Machine. Practice
    using these words.

    Present tense verbs show action that


    is happening now. For example: walk,
    bounce, talk. Past tense verbs show
    action that happened in the past. Most
    past tense verbs are formed by adding
    -ed to the present tense. For example:

    Vocabulary Words
    applauds shows approval by clapping

    walked, bounced, talked. Future tense

    hands, shouting, etc.

    verbs show action that will happen


    in the future. Future tense verbs are
    formed by adding the word will or a
    form of is going to to the present tense.

    browsing looking here and there


    fabulous wonderful; exciting
    inspecting looking over carefully;

    For example: will walk, will bounce, is


    going to talk. Some verbs, however, do

    examining

    project a special assignment planned


    and carried out by a student or group
    of students

    not follow the usual past tense rules.


    These verbs are called irregular
    verbs, and their past tense forms must
    be memorized. For example: fly/flew;

    eat/ate; write/wrote.
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    Activity
    Verb Verse Work with a family

    member to write a poem using the past


    tense, present tense, and future tense of
    the same verbs. Be as creative and clever
    as possible. Perform the poem for other
    family members.

    Practice Tested Spelling Words

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    Family Times

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