AToastyProblemCopyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887–6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedinMexicoISBN10:0-15-350290-8ISBN13:978-0-15-350290-3OrderingOptionsISBN10:0-15-349940-0(Grade5ELLCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-349940-1(Grade5ELLCollection)ISBN10:0-15-357327-9(packageof5)ISBN13:978-0-15-357327-9(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.1234567891012612111009080706byBarbaraA.DonovanillustratedbyKateHosfordJasonlikedtotakeapartoldlamps,toasters,andothergadgets.Jason’sdadhelpedJasonandmadesurehewascareful.Jasonwantedtoseehowthesegadgetsworked.Heputthingsbackthewaytheyweremostofthetime.Sometimeshecouldnotstophimself.Hehadtomakesomechanges.Hewasaninventorafterall.3Onemorning,Jason’sdadburnedhisfingerstakingtoastoutofthetoaster.Jasondecidedtofindasolutiontothisproblem.Jason’sdadunpluggedthetoasterforJasonafteritcooleddown.ThenJasonworkedonthedevicethatpoppedthetoastuptothetopofthetoaster.Jasonrealizedthatthetoastdidnotpopuphighenough.Thebreadonlystuckoutoftheslotthetiniestbit.Thebreadneededtopopuphighersothatpeoplewouldn’tburntheirfingerswhentheygrabbedit.Jasonthoughtaboutsomesolutionstotheproblem.45ThenJasonhadanidea.Whatifhecouldmakethetoastpopoutofthetoasterandfallontohisplate?Everyonecouldusethatkindoftoaster...
