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  • The word "advantages" mean factors that make something better than something else. What is a synonym for "advantages"?
    benefits
    customize
    better
    disadvantages
  • NASA sends about 7,000 pounds of spare parts to the International Space Station. What does the word "spare" mean?
    extra
    new
    metal
    broken
  • How long did it take to build the concrete walls of the school in Malawi?
    18 days
    18 hours
    1 year
    1 month
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Name 2 materials that might be used in 3-D printing.
    plastic and metal
    plastic and ink
    ink and paper
    cloth and metal
  • What is an example of something that comes from manufacturing?
    Answer will vary.
  • What word means the process of making products?
    manufacturing
    spare parts
    customize
    shipping
  • Where is the world's first 3-D printed school?
    Malaysia
    Massachusetts
    Malawi, Africa
    United States
  • 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.
  • Which is a possible FUTURE use of 3-D printing that is mentioned in the article?
    Printing the walls of a school
    Printing running shoes
    Printing human organs
    Printing prosthetic limbs
  • Finish this sentence: A 3-D printer uses materials such as plastic, metal, or concrete to create
    machines
    a printer
    spare parts
    solid 3-D objects
  • When were the first 3-D printers developed?
    2020
    the 1940s
    the 1980s
  • Which is a current benefit of 3-D printing?
    It saves NASA millions of dollars a year.
    It is cheaper than factory manufacturing.
    It requires only ink and paper.
    It cuts down on waste.
  • Finish this sentence: By using just enough material to make an object, 3-D printing cuts down on ______.
    shipping
    waste
    time
    machines
  • What does the word customize mean in the sentence, "With a 3D printer, you can customize the object that's being created"?
    To fix something
    To print something
    To change something to meet a specific need
  • 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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