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What is an example of something that comes from manufacturing?

Answer will vary.

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What does the word customize mean in the sentence, "With a 3D printer, you can customize the object that's being created"?

To print something

To change something to meet a specific need

To fix something

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Name 2 materials that might be used in 3-D printing.

ink and paper

plastic and metal

plastic and ink

cloth and metal

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The word "advantages" mean factors that make something better than something else. What is a synonym for "advantages"?

better

disadvantages

customize

benefits

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NASA sends about 7,000 pounds of spare parts to the International Space Station. What does the word "spare" mean?

extra

broken

new

metal

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Where is the world's first 3-D printed school?

Massachusetts

United States

Malaysia

Malawi, Africa

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When were the first 3-D printers developed?

the 1980s

2020

the 1940s

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What word means the process of making products?

manufacturing

spare parts

shipping

customize

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Finish this sentence: A 3-D printer uses materials such as plastic, metal, or concrete to create

machines

solid 3-D objects

spare parts

a printer

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Finish this sentence: By using just enough material to make an object, 3-D printing cuts down on ______.

machines

waste

shipping

time

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Name 2 advantages that 3-D printing has over traditional machines.

You can customize objects, make complex shapes, reduce waste, and can make things where and when you need them.

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Which is a current benefit of 3-D printing?

It requires only ink and paper.

It cuts down on waste.

It is cheaper than factory manufacturing.

It saves NASA millions of dollars a year.

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What detail supports the statement "3-D printing cuts down on waste"?

People can get customized prosthetic limbs.

It's cheaper to produce large amounts of items in factories.

It uses just enough material w/o any scraps left over.

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Which is a possible FUTURE use of 3-D printing that is mentioned in the article?

Printing the walls of a school

Printing human organs

Printing running shoes

Printing prosthetic limbs

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Is it likely that people will one day 3-D print everything and why?

No, because it would cost too much.

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What was the purpose of this story?

To show how 3-D printing can help solve world problems, such as building schools in less time.

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