Ballpoint Pens

Famous Things

Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

The ballpoint pen is an instrument for writing on paper with a small, round ball made of brass, steel, or tungsten at its tip.

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topic-based
academic
4-skills
innovation & technology
communication
history
interpretive

Vocabulary

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rotate
smudge
invention
immensely
popular
leak
flood
frustrated
manufacture
rival
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A spinning paper plane
A spinning paper plane