5.11.E Synthesize And Make Logical Connections Between Ideas Within A Text & Across Texts

LEGO has designed its products to appeal to people of all ages.

LEGO products are more popular with adults than with children.

LEGO products are not as popular outside the United States.

LEGO has created theme parks and video games to replace its original products.

Six eight-stud LEGO bricks can be arranged in many ways. Ole Kirk Christiansen of Denmark first made wooden toys, but then he switched to making plastic LEGO bricks. LEGO bricks are made out of melted plastic pressed in a special machine.

The first plastic LEGO bricks were made in 1958 by Ole Kirk Christiansen. Today millions of LEGO bricks are made in many shapes, sizes, and colors. People of all ages enjoy building with LEGO bricks, and LEGO products continue to be very popular.

Ole Kirk Christiansen bought a machine to make plastic toys and began making LEGO bricks. The LEGO company has produced LEGO bricks for children of all ages, but even adults build things from LEGOs.

In the 1930s Ole Kirk Christiansen made wooden toys. Then in 1958 he began producing plastic LEGO bricks. Today there are thousands of different-shaped LEGO bricks in many colors and sizes.

Toys made from plastic are lighter than those made from other materials.

People enjoy toys that allow them to be creative in many ways.

People appreciate visiting theme parks where LEGO models are displayed.

LEGO is able to produce the plastic bricks quickly.

They both use special effects.

They both feature items in display cases.

They are both new exhibits at the museum.

They both demonstrate how the body repairs itself.

The Health Museum has exhibits that help people learn more about the human body. Visitors can learn about diet and exercise and see how the physical traits of other visitors differ from their own.

The Health Museum is located in Houston, Texas. It has several exhibits that help visitors learn about the human body. The museum’s model of the inside of a human body is large enough for visitors to walk through.

People are amazed when they visit the Health Museum in Houston, Texas. One exhibit allows visitors to walk through a model of a human body. In this exhibit visitors can touch models of organs and bones that are found in the human body. Visitors can even ride a bicycle with a skeleton.

People enjoy the Health Museum in Houston, Texas. The museum has exhibits that let visitors experience how the human body works. Some exhibits teach the importance of diet and exercise, while others teach about inherited traits. The museum’s theater shows movies about a variety of science topics.

They are confused about how Dusty manages to take many of the belongings.

They are entertained by stories about Dusty.

They believe that Dusty’s actions are a result of his being in an unfamiliar neighborhood.

They are surprised that Dusty’s actions have not made Chu find him a new home.

A cat named Dusty has become famous for taking items from neighbors. He has appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman, Must Love Cats, and YouTube. He also appears in parades and fashion shows.

A cat named Dusty is popular with his neighbors because he takes their items. He sneaks out at night and brings the objects back to his owner’s house. He has been caught on video by a television crew.

Dusty, a cat in California, has a habit of bringing home items he finds around his neighborhood. One night a crew working for a television show filmed him bringing home an item of clothing. He has since become famous and appeared elsewhere on television.

Dusty, a recently adopted cat, began to roam around his neighborhood in California every night. Before long he began to steal things from the neighbors. He stole hundreds of items before being caught.

their root systems and outer wood

their location in the Great Basin

the soil of the White Mountains

the actions of park rangers

The process of carving totem poles has changed over time.

The meanings of the figures carved on totem poles have changed.

The carvers selected to make totem poles must be good singers.

Specialized carving machines are required to make totem poles.

Sales of Winton cars increased.

People changed their ideas about the usefulness of cars.

People traveled to many unexplored parts of the country.

Newspapers became more popular.

The contestants are required to grow the cherries that are used in the event.

People from the town enjoyed the event only when it was a small neighborhood gathering.

The contestants need to have participated in a similar event in the past.

Some people travel from places outside the city to participate in the event.

Their success encouraged other players to use Louisville Sluggers.

Their friendship with Hillerich helped improve their batting skills.

They both persuaded Hillerich’s father to make Louisville Sluggers.

They both ordered a wood bat that was not made correctly.

It is used today by more adults than children.

It has gained new uses over the years.

For about 70 years it has been the most popular toy on the market.

Copying ink images is the most valuable of its uses.

He searched for new inventions by reading magazines.

He purchased several toys from different companies.

He saw the possibilities for something that others did not.

He believed that mistakes often lead to important discoveries.