becomes sleepy and could be easily caught.
Paras 4-6:Testing solution
What instruments were used for catching the snakes?
a bowl, ice-cubes, a bucket, a small net.
Reading The problem of the snakes
stages every inventor must go through: Can you put them in right order?
Applying for a patent Finding a problem Doing research Testing the solution Thinking of a creative solution Deciding on the invention
of catching snakes and applying for__a__p_a_te_n_t_..
Reading for details
Para 1:Problem What problem did her mother find? The mother was upset because snakes came near the house now and then, and seemed to have made their home here .
Consolidation
Snakes came near my mother’s house _n_o_w_ _a_n_d_ _t_h_e_n_, which up__se_t_ my mother much, and she wanted me to _g_e_t_ _r_i_d_ _o_f_them. So I _s_et_ a_b__o_u_t researching the h_a_b_i_t_s of snakes to find the easiest way to trap them. I thought of three possible ap_p__ro_a_c_h_e_s__. Firstly, removing their h_a_b_it_a_t___; secondly, attracting them into a _t_r_a_p_; and thirdly cooling them so that they would become s_le_e_p_y___ and could be easily caught. I made up my mind to use the third one. I tried three times and the third _a_tt_e_m__p_t was finally successful. _P_r_e_s_se_d__by my friends and relations, I decided to _s_ei_z_e_ the opportunity, hoping to get a _p_a_t_e_n_t__ with my invention.