Hello my name is Jeff Dawson from Summerville, SC. I am here to tell you exactly how to sponsor more Reps. I have tried a few mlm companies in the past with not much success. I will be very honest with you….. My downfall was trying to get my downline to duplicate what I was doing. I found that I could always sponsor more reps… But, when it came to duplication it always fell apart. As anyone involved in the MLM industry knows. If you can not teach your downline to duplicate what you are doing and sponsor more reps you business will fail.

I walked away from MLM for many years until I came across a system called Magnetic Sponsoring. magnetic sponsoring has changed my life and helped me sponsor more reps than I ever thought possible. Not only did I sponsor more reps…. But, the quality of reps that I was sponsoring were top notch. It is very easy for me to teach my downline how to duplicate what I am doing because all of them were brought into my business through Magnetic Sponsoring.

Magnetic Sponsoring is a system that is so simple and duplicatable that anyone can do it. If you simply follow the guidelines that are set forth and teach your downline to follow those same guidelines it is pretty much impossible not to grow your organization to numbers that you never though possible.

I will make this very clear… I do not consider myself a great recruiter. I am 100% not a sales person. I simply studied and implemented the system that was put in place by Magnetic Sponsoring. I also take great pride in teaching others how to use the Magnetic Sponsoring System… It does not matter what MLM Company that you are involved with. Magnetic Sponsoring will have you Sponsoring more Reps in just a few days.

If you are ready to take your MLM Business to the next level simply go to http://sponsoringmorereps.com and sign up for the FREE 7 day video boot camp. When you decide that Magnetic Sponsoring is right for you and that you are ready to start sponsoring more reps simply sign up as a system user……. You will be amazed at how Magnetic Sponsoring will change your business and how it will change your outlook on Sponsoring more reps..

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JM Dawson

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Finding a cure for a disease is a task for highly trained research scientists, right? Not always! Four teenaged girls from Vancouver have challenged the belief that only adults make medical breakthroughs. They’ve created an award-winning idea that may someday
improve life for many people.
Patricia Lau, Robin Massel, Olivia Maginley, and Katie Mogan are grade nine students at Point Grey Mini School. Their invention won top place in their division of Toshiba’s ExploraVision contest for 1999. This competition asks young inventors to select an area of research that has meaning in their own lives—such as medicine or the environment—then to design an invention. The hope is that the invention could actually be built by the year 2020, as technology advances.
The four teens decided to develop a treatment for osteoporosis, a disease in which a person’s bones become brittle and fragile.
Osteoporosis is most common among older women, and Robin Massel’s grandmother has the condition. Watching someone she loved begin to break bones helped Robin realize how important it was to find a remedy.
“Osteoporosis is a major problem. As females we’re at high risk to get it some day,” says Patricia Lau. “As well, 1999 was named the
Year of the Elderly by the United Nations.”
Although they chose to tackle a very difficult problem, the girls
insist they had a fantastic time working on the project.
Robin organized the team. Her group had won second place the
previous year, and she was determined to make another try for the
top prize. In September, 1998, she asked three friends to join her.
Olivia is a talented writer who helped with the research and writing. Katie provided the illustrations for the storyboards they submitted with their entry, and Patricia designed the computer graphics. Robin’s previous experience earned her the role of group leader. Recognizing each other’s strengths contributed to the team’s success.
The would-be inventors haunted libraries, probed the Internet, and even obtained advice from a medical specialist. But some of their greatest support came from closer to home. Robin’s mother, Lynn Massel, acted as community sponsor for the group. A science teacher herself, she oversaw their meetings every Friday and helped them direct their research. She suggested the girls break up their project into tasks that could be more easily managed.
The team’s science and math teacher, John O’Connor, was also on hand with guidance and support. Point Grey Mini School is home to many innovative projects supervised by Mr. O’Connor. He gives particular praise to this group of students.
“Intellectual ability is not enough,” he remarks. “The students
who really succeed also have to be self-directed and tolerant of each
other. This team had those qualities.”
Keeping the project on track wasn’t always easy. Finding time to meet presented a challenge. The teens also discovered that inventing involves trial, error, and yet more trial. Sometimes the ideas they came up with just wouldn’t work.
“We originally thought of using plastic to harden the bones,” says
Patricia. “But when we found out plastic would be rejected by the
body, we had to come up with something else.”
So what did the four girls invent? It’s a high-tech solution called

WEBS (Woven Engineered Bone System).
“We, the scientists, are very excited to present WEBS to you at this press conference. It took many years of research and collaboration to come up with this technology. We made major breakthroughs to create the WEBS. The titanium alloy Tibond was created to be magnetic, and form very strong bonds once in the correct position. We created Cartigel as the vehicle for Tibond to move to the inside of the porous bone. Our next challenge was the Spider, which photographed the inside of the bone, and then created a force field to line the Tibond in the three-dimensional web position, and finally fixed the WEBS in place. This slide shows the amazing WEBS in the bone.”
;1] Here’s how their treatment should work—when the medical technology of the future catches up.
First, a substance the girls call “cartigel” is injected into a patient with osteoporosis. Cartigel contains special material to harden bones. The patient then steps into a tubular chamber called a “spider.” The spider is hooked up to a computer, which reveals an image of the inside of the patient’s bones. An electromagnetic field around the spider puts the cartigel into place. Finally, a low-voltage electrical current transforms the cartigel into a solid, three-dimensional web inside the bones. When the patient exits the spider chamber, he or she has stronger bones.
In spite of the cheering sections at home and school, the process of creating something new took its toll on the girls. They began the project in early October. By winter, their red-hot enthusiasm had cooled. But they persevered and were ready to submit their idea in early February. When they learned it had won the regional level of the competition, excitement spurred them on.
The next step was to create a video about their WEBS invention. They had six weeks to do it. Showing yet more creative flair, they decided to film themselves playing the roles of characters who discover a cure for osteoporosis! Then there was nothing to do but wait —until they found out that they were the winners. In early June, the girls flew to Washington, D.C. with their families and teacher to accept their award. Each girl received $10 000. The money will go toward further education, but the experience they gained has no price tag.
The competition sponsor now owns their idea, which may be used in the future. “We don’t think it will happen exactly as we described it in our project. Scientists may actually get it to work another way,” Patricia comments.
According to the girls, being young can be an advantage when it comes to inventing. When you’re fifteen, or thirteen, or eleven, you believe that anything is still possible. An open mind allows a free flow of new ideas.
“We’re naive, and that can be an advantage,” says Katie. “If you
want to create something, just go for it. It’s a lot of fun.”
“If you have an idea,” echoes Patricia, “don’t let anyone stop you
from trying it. Follow your dreams.”

These are the questions

1. RESPONDING TO THE ARTICLE
a. With a partner, create a list of what you think are the key reasons for the girls’ success.
b. What motivated the girls to develop their specific invention? What aspects of the girls’ submission do you think would have captured the interest of the
contest judges?
c. Do you think that the girls would have achieved as much working individually? Explain. Have you ever been part of an effective team?
What made your team work well? What could your team have done better?
2. VISUAL COMMUNICATION CREATE DIAGRAMS
In a small group, make a list of common diseases and disabilities. Together, brainstorm ideas for an invention that would help a person who is coping with one of those diseases or disabilities. (You might want to do some general research about the disease or disability first.) When you have come up with your invention, draw diagrams that illustrate what it might look like and explain how it would work. Label your diagrams carefully and write captions for them. Present your invention to the class, using your visuals to help you communicate your ideas.
Before you make your presentation, look carefully at your diagrams. Do they clearly show how your invention works? Is there enough detail in each diagram? Are your labels and captions easy to read and understand? If necessary, revise your diagrams to make them more effective.
3. MEDIA DRAFT INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
Imagine that you are a journalist who has been asked to write an in-depth magazine article about the girls’ invention. You have arranged to interview the four inventors so you can gather information for your article. What questions would you ask? Reread the article, especially the parts in which the invention is described. Draft the ten questions that would best help you learn about all the different aspects of the invention. Give each question a specific focus so the response will provide the details you need.

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AttractionMarketingOnline.com 0044-779-406-8012 ===Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to my channel!=== In this video I talk about what happened to me after I failed miserably in my MLM business and I also talk about what led me to join CarbonCopyPRO after discovering the concept of Attraction Marketing and magnetic sponsoring (a course by Mike Dillard). So, why did I join CarbonCopyPRO? ** CarbonCopyPRO has a real cutting-edge, 90% fully automated marketing system. ** The system does all the telling and selling for you. ** You don’t have to build and mantain a large downline in order to make a good residual income. ** The commissions are much HIGHER than the MLM ones (starting from a grand and up). ** The company offers the best marketing training and support in the industry. …and much more. In fact Carbon Copy Pro now has successful consultants/ members who were previously struggling in MLM businesses like — * ACN * Quixtar / Amway * Xango (Mangosteen) * Monavie (Acai) * Melaleuca * Freelife (Himalayan Goji Juice) * Agel * Costal Vacations (Coastal Synergy Group) * Herbalife * Mannatech * Prepaid Legal * Forever Living * Tahitian Noni * Big Planet * Ignite * Ameriplan * Avon * Life Force * Reliv * GBG * Eniva (Enivavibe) * Gano Excel * Neways * Nikken * ITV Ventures * Nuskin * Waiora * Isagenix * Kleeneze * Young Living * Goji * Vemma * Shaklee * Usana * YTB * Pharmanex * Nussentials …and more.

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You have read Magnetic Sponsoring by Mike Dillard and your mind is spinning but where do you start? . Web 2.0 Marketing may be the fastest, easiest, and cheapest way to begin putting those thoughts into action and start creating people who are attracted to you and what you have to offer. For those of you who do not like to call leads, use the three foot rule, or your warm market– pay attention.

Although people have been using Web 2.0 Marketing for years now many people still do not know what it is. Web 2.0 marketing is a community of people who get together and the use of blogs, forums, articles, etc. to discuss a common theme. Your excitement may be growing as you begin to realize that you have already used these tools in the form of MySpace, YouTube, and personal blogs. Now is the time to turn things that you have previously used for fun into places that not only generate income but leads for your home business.

If you do not have any experience in the above you may want to start with blogging. Blogging is a fast and simple way to get your thoughts out to the mass public. Not only will you be able to work on your writing style to see what will and won’t work and to practice your writing skills but you will be able to get started with little, if any, investment.

It may seem complicated, especially if you are new to the Web 2.0 Marketing scene, but the worst thing that you can do after reading Magnetic Sponsoring is to do nothing. For each day that goes by you will slowly lose your enthusiasm for the groundbreaking ideas that are shared until a month from now Magnetic Sponsoring will be a distant memory.

So, while you are waiting for your Traffic Formula course to come in, use Web 2.0 Networking to get started. Facebook, Squidoo, forums- the possibilities are endless. Establish yourself as a leader in this huge and ever changing industry. Do this by being knowledgeable, creative, and helpful and the rest will just flow to you.

After using Web 2.0 Marketing strategies to increase your readership and traffic to your site you can then use the tools described in Magnetic Sponsoring to generate more leads than you can handle. You no longer have to think there must be a better way- here it is.

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Finding a cure for a disease is a task for highly trained research scientists, right? Not always! Four teenaged girls from Vancouver have challenged the belief that only adults make medical breakthroughs. They’ve created an award-winning idea that may someday
improve life for many people.
Patricia Lau, Robin Massel, Olivia Maginley, and Katie Mogan are grade nine students at Point Grey Mini School. Their invention won top place in their division of Toshiba’s ExploraVision contest for 1999. This competition asks young inventors to select an area of research that has meaning in their own lives—such as medicine or the environment—then to design an invention. The hope is that the invention could actually be built by the year 2020, as technology advances.
The four teens decided to develop a treatment for osteoporosis, a disease in which a person’s bones become brittle and fragile.
Osteoporosis is most common among older women, and Robin Massel’s grandmother has the condition. Watching someone she loved begin to break bones helped Robin realize how important it was to find a remedy.
“Osteoporosis is a major problem. As females we’re at high risk to get it some day,” says Patricia Lau. “As well, 1999 was named the
Year of the Elderly by the United Nations.”
Although they chose to tackle a very difficult problem, the girls
insist they had a fantastic time working on the project.
Robin organized the team. Her group had won second place the
previous year, and she was determined to make another try for the
top prize. In September, 1998, she asked three friends to join her.
Olivia is a talented writer who helped with the research and writing. Katie provided the illustrations for the storyboards they submitted with their entry, and Patricia designed the computer graphics. Robin’s previous experience earned her the role of group leader. Recognizing each other’s strengths contributed to the team’s success.
The would-be inventors haunted libraries, probed the Internet, and even obtained advice from a medical specialist. But some of their greatest support came from closer to home. Robin’s mother, Lynn Massel, acted as community sponsor for the group. A science teacher herself, she oversaw their meetings every Friday and helped them direct their research. She suggested the girls break up their project into tasks that could be more easily managed.
The team’s science and math teacher, John O’Connor, was also on hand with guidance and support. Point Grey Mini School is home to many innovative projects supervised by Mr. O’Connor. He gives particular praise to this group of students.
“Intellectual ability is not enough,” he remarks. “The students
who really succeed also have to be self-directed and tolerant of each
other. This team had those qualities.”
Keeping the project on track wasn’t always easy. Finding time to meet presented a challenge. The teens also discovered that inventing involves trial, error, and yet more trial. Sometimes the ideas they came up with just wouldn’t work.
“We originally thought of using plastic to harden the bones,” says
Patricia. “But when we found out plastic would be rejected by the
body, we had to come up with something else.”
So what did the four girls invent? It’s a high-tech solution called WEBS. “We, the scientists, are very excited to present WEBS to you at this press conference. It took many years of research and collaboration to come up with this technology. We made major breakthroughs to create the WEBS. The titanium alloy Tibond was created to be magnetic, and form very strong bonds once in the correct position. We created Cartigel as the vehicle for Tibond to move to the inside of the porous bone. Our next challenge was the Spider, which photographed the inside of the bone, and then created a force field to line the Tibond in the three-dimensional web position, and finally fixed the WEBS in place. This slide shows the amazing WEBS in the bone.”
;1]
WEBS (Woven Engineered Bone System).
Here’s how their treatment should work—when the medical technology of the future catches up.
First, a substance the girls call “cartigel” is injected into a patient with osteoporosis. Cartigel contains special material to harden bones. The patient then steps into a tubular chamber called a “spider.” The spider is hooked up to a computer, which reveals an image of the inside of the patient’s bones. An electromagnetic field around the spider puts the cartigel into place. Finally, a low-voltage electrical current transforms the cartigel into a solid, three-dimensional web inside the bones. When the patient exits the spider chamber, he or she has stronger bones.
In spite of the cheering sections at home and school, the process of creating something new took its toll on the girls. They began the project in early October. By winter, their red-hot enthusiasm had cooled. But they persevered and were ready to submit their idea in early February. When they learned it had won the regional level of the competition, excitement spurred them on.
The next step was to create a video about their WEBS invention. They had six weeks to do it. Showing yet more creative flair, they decided to film themselves playing the roles of characters who discover a cure for osteoporosis! Then there was nothing to do but wait —until they found out that they were the winners. In early June, the girls flew to Washington, D.C. with their families and teacher to accept their award. Each girl received $10 000. The money will go toward further education, but the experience they gained has no price tag.
The competition sponsor now owns their idea, which may be used in the future. “We don’t think it will happen exactly as we described it in our project. Scientists may actually get it to work another way,” Patricia comments.
According to the girls, being young can be an advantage when it comes to inventing. When you’re fifteen, or thirteen, or eleven, you believe that anything is still possible. An open mind allows a free flow of new ideas.
“We’re naive, and that can be an advantage,” says Katie. “If you
want to create something, just go for it. It’s a lot of fun.”
“If you have an idea,” echoes Patricia, “don’t let anyone stop you
from trying it. Follow your dreams.”
1. RESPONDING TO THE ARTICLE
a. With a partner, create a list of what you think are the key reasons for the girls’ success.
b. What motivated the girls to develop their specific invention? What aspects of the girls’ submission do you think would have captured the interest of the
contest judges?
c. Do you think that the girls would have achieved as much working individually? Explain. Have you ever been part of an effective team?
What made your team work well? What could your team have done better?
2. VISUAL COMMUNICATION CREATE DIAGRAMS
In a small group, make a list of common diseases and disabilities. Together, brainstorm ideas for an invention that would help a person who is coping with one of those diseases or disabilities. (You might want to do some general research about the disease or disability first.) When you have come up with your invention, draw diagrams that illustrate what it might look like and explain how it would work. Label your diagrams carefully and write captions for them. Present your invention to the class, using your visuals to help you communicate your ideas.
Before you make your presentation, look carefully at your diagrams. Do they clearly show how your invention works? Is there enough detail in each diagram? Are your labels and captions easy to read and understand? If necessary, revise your diagrams to make them more effective.
3. MEDIA DRAFT INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
Imagine that you are a journalist who has been asked to write an in-depth magazine article about the girls’ invention. You have arranged to interview the four inventors so you can gather information for your article. What questions would you ask? Reread the article, especially the parts in which the invention is described. Draft the ten questions that would best help you learn about all the different aspects of the invention. Give each question a specific focus so the response will provide the details you need.

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Months after reading- no devouring, magnetic sponsoring, MLM Traffic Formula, and Black Belt Recruiting I was plugging along happily in my business. I had created a blog, was consistently submitting articles and press releases, doing Adwords- all of the things that I learned. I was feeling smug and satisfied and proud of the fact that I was doing all of the right things.

My traffic had increased to my site and to my blog and I was getting more calls on a daily basis. My articles were consistently coming up in on the first page using keywords for my business and life was great. However, although all of these things were happening I still was not attracting the type of prospective business partners that I was looking for.

Then one day while going back through the information provided in Magnetic Sponsoring it was like I had just gotten hit over the head with a hammer.

I HAD JUST SPENT MONTHS DOING THE WRONG THING!

I hadn’t been really using the skills from Magnetic Sponsoring- not the way that they were meant to be used.

All of the articles I wrote, press releases that were sent out, and blogs that I posted had one thing in common- they all in one way or another promoted my business. I wrote some interesting articles with good information, but intertwined throughout them all were my business name, and key words about my business.

AND THAT, MY FRIENDS, WAS WHERE THE ERROR WAS MADE.

For Magnetic Sponsoring is not about attracting people to your business, but attracting them to you. Branding you, showing prospective business partners who you are and why you would make a great leader. Then, and only then, will they be attracted to your business.

The key is in the relationships- providing fresh, knowledgeable information just to share the information, not to profit off it. To form partnerships with other like minded people where you can help each other.

So now I feel as if my eyes have been opened for the very first time. I am using the skills taught in Magnetic Sponsoring the way they were meant to be used- and it is a blast.

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Unfortunately 95% of those who become a networker will fail, and the main reason for that failure is that they didn’t obtain the knowledge and tools necessary to succeed in today’s competitive market place. A piece of that knowledge is learning how any networker can brand themselves as a leader, generate endless leads and cash flow with Magnetic Sponsoring. 

The network marketing industry has a bad reputation because of people using shady prospecting methods. If learn how to brand yourself as an expert in the network marketing industry you don’t have to resort to the old methods to get leads. Magnetic Sponsoring is a tool to learn how to have your prospects respect you enough to want to join your downline.

Although magnetic sponsoring may not always agree with what the bulk of network marketers believe, it’s a different perspective.  So, if you are really looking to succeed in network marketing, you need to learn new things. Consumers are becoming more savvy. They call the shots and you will need to adapt to new prospecting methods.

Any networker can brand themselves as a leader; generate endless cash flow if they learn how to generate endless leads for their mailing list. Sometimes people run out of names they just quit network marketing because they don’t know what to do next. Magnetic Sponsoring uses methods to help you generate leads on autopilot.

Of course cash is important and this program teaches you how to create cash flow. This is called a ‘funded proposal’ system and will keep your business alive so you can buy products and training courses, books and seminars.

Learning how any networker can brand themselves as a leader, generate endless leads and cash flow also includes understand your business process:
• Understand your cash flow so you can plan your business long term
• Understand how the majority of people who fail in the business fail
• Reduce your overhead so you can operate more comfortably
• Reinvest your profits wisely
• Convey these principles to your downline and let your company work for you

Learning how any networker can brand themselves as a leader, generate endless leads and cash flow with Magnetic Sponsoring is to use strategies to become an expert, the leader that everyone seeks out and wants to work with. As well, it is to learn how to become the type of person whose phone calls and emails are welcome instead of avoided. The best way to learn how you can brand yourself as a leader in this industry is to increase your knowledge level. Buy every book and every course you can afford and get your hands on because each time you do, you gain knowledge and skills that are extremely valuable and attractive to your prospects. You must also incorporate the internet as basically, if the Internet is not working for you, the Internet will be working against you.

This is how successful people put together their business and is what you should be doing if you want to stop the cycle of failure. This is what you should be teaching your team if you want to offer them the most leverage in today’s marketing environment.

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Finding a cure for a disease is a task for highly trained research scientists, right? Not always! Four teenaged girls from Vancouver have challenged the belief that only adults make medical breakthroughs. They’ve created an award-winning idea that may someday
improve life for many people.
Patricia Lau, Robin Massel, Olivia Maginley, and Katie Mogan are grade nine students at Point Grey Mini School. Their invention won top place in their division of Toshiba’s ExploraVision contest for 1999. This competition asks young inventors to select an area of research that has meaning in their own lives—such as medicine or the environment—then to design an invention. The hope is that the invention could actually be built by the year 2020, as technology advances.
The four teens decided to develop a treatment for osteoporosis, a disease in which a person’s bones become brittle and fragile.
Osteoporosis is most common among older women, and Robin Massel’s grandmother has the condition. Watching someone she loved begin to break bones helped Robin realize how important it was to find a remedy.
“Osteoporosis is a major problem. As females we’re at high risk to get it some day,” says Patricia Lau. “As well, 1999 was named the
Year of the Elderly by the United Nations.”
Although they chose to tackle a very difficult problem, the girls
insist they had a fantastic time working on the project.
Robin organized the team. Her group had won second place the
previous year, and she was determined to make another try for the
top prize. In September, 1998, she asked three friends to join her.
Olivia is a talented writer who helped with the research and writing. Katie provided the illustrations for the storyboards they submitted with their entry, and Patricia designed the computer graphics. Robin’s previous experience earned her the role of group leader. Recognizing each other’s strengths contributed to the team’s success.
The would-be inventors haunted libraries, probed the Internet, and even obtained advice from a medical specialist. But some of their greatest support came from closer to home. Robin’s mother, Lynn Massel, acted as community sponsor for the group. A science teacher herself, she oversaw their meetings every Friday and helped them direct their research. She suggested the girls break up their project into tasks that could be more easily managed.
The team’s science and math teacher, John O’Connor, was also on hand with guidance and support. Point Grey Mini School is home to many innovative projects supervised by Mr. O’Connor. He gives particular praise to this group of students.
“Intellectual ability is not enough,” he remarks. “The students
who really succeed also have to be self-directed and tolerant of each
other. This team had those qualities.”
Keeping the project on track wasn’t always easy. Finding time to meet presented a challenge. The teens also discovered that inventing involves trial, error, and yet more trial. Sometimes the ideas they came up with just wouldn’t work.
“We originally thought of using plastic to harden the bones,” says
Patricia. “But when we found out plastic would be rejected by the
body, we had to come up with something else.”
So what did the four girls invent? It’s a high-tech solution called WEBS. “We, the scientists, are very excited to present WEBS to you at this press conference. It took many years of research and collaboration to come up with this technology. We made major breakthroughs to create the WEBS. The titanium alloy Tibond was created to be magnetic, and form very strong bonds once in the correct position. We created Cartigel as the vehicle for Tibond to move to the inside of the porous bone. Our next challenge was the Spider, which photographed the inside of the bone, and then created a force field to line the Tibond in the three-dimensional web position, and finally fixed the WEBS in place. This slide shows the amazing WEBS in the bone.”
;1]
WEBS (Woven Engineered Bone System).
Here’s how their treatment should work—when the medical technology of the future catches up.
First, a substance the girls call “cartigel” is injected into a patient with osteoporosis. Cartigel contains special material to harden bones. The patient then steps into a tubular chamber called a “spider.” The spider is hooked up to a computer, which reveals an image of the inside of the patient’s bones. An electromagnetic field around the spider puts the cartigel into place. Finally, a low-voltage electrical current transforms the cartigel into a solid, three-dimensional web inside the bones. When the patient exits the spider chamber, he or she has stronger bones.
In spite of the cheering sections at home and school, the process of creating something new took its toll on the girls. They began the project in early October. By winter, their red-hot enthusiasm had cooled. But they persevered and were ready to submit their idea in early February. When they learned it had won the regional level of the competition, excitement spurred them on.
The next step was to create a video about their WEBS invention. They had six weeks to do it. Showing yet more creative flair, they decided to film themselves playing the roles of characters who discover a cure for osteoporosis! Then there was nothing to do but wait —until they found out that they were the winners. In early June, the girls flew to Washington, D.C. with their families and teacher to accept their award. Each girl received $10 000. The money will go toward further education, but the experience they gained has no price tag.
The competition sponsor now owns their idea, which may be used in the future. “We don’t think it will happen exactly as we described it in our project. Scientists may actually get it to work another way,” Patricia comments.
According to the girls, being young can be an advantage when it comes to inventing. When you’re fifteen, or thirteen, or eleven, you believe that anything is still possible. An open mind allows a free flow of new ideas.
“We’re naive, and that can be an advantage,” says Katie. “If you
want to create something, just go for it. It’s a lot of fun.”
“If you have an idea,” echoes Patricia, “don’t let anyone stop you
from trying it. Follow your dreams.”
1. RESPONDING TO THE ARTICLE
a. With a partner, create a list of what you think are the key reasons for the girls’ success.
b. What motivated the girls to develop their specific invention? What aspects of the girls’ submission do you think would have captured the interest of the
contest judges?
c. Do you think that the girls would have achieved as much working individually? Explain. Have you ever been part of an effective team?
What made your team work well? What could your team have done better?
2. VISUAL COMMUNICATION CREATE DIAGRAMS
In a small group, make a list of common diseases and disabilities. Together, brainstorm ideas for an invention that would help a person who is coping with one of those diseases or disabilities. (You might want to do some general research about the disease or disability first.) When you have come up with your invention, draw diagrams that illustrate what it might look like and explain how it would work. Label your diagrams carefully and write captions for them. Present your invention to the class, using your visuals to help you communicate your ideas.
Before you make your presentation, look carefully at your diagrams. Do they clearly show how your invention works? Is there enough detail in each diagram? Are your labels and captions easy to read and understand? If necessary, revise your diagrams to make them more effective.
3. MEDIA DRAFT INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
Imagine that you are a journalist who has been asked to write an in-depth magazine article about the girls’ invention. You have arranged to interview the four inventors so you can gather information for your article. What questions would you ask? Reread the article, especially the parts in which the invention is described. Draft the ten questions that would best help you learn about all the different aspects of the invention. Give each question a specific focus so the response will provide the details you need.

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