-Today, we'll be working on made-up inventions.

Well, mostly made-up inventions.

-Lindsey, what do you mean when you say mostly made-up?

-Do you remember that cool invention that you imagined yesterday?

-Oh, you mean the thingy made out of what do you call it and stuff?

-I thought of a way that you can make your invention sound even cooler by using words inspired by real science.

That's why it's just mostly made-up.

-Where do we start?

-How about we start with the periodic table of elements?

This is a real chart that scientists use.

Maybe you've heard that everything in the world is made up of these teeny, tiny things called atoms.

Well, this chart is a list of every single atom that's ever been discovered in the world.

And each of these things does different, but really fascinating things.

-Whoa.

Lindsay, I can't believe all of these words are real.

They look so weird.

Like, what is neon?

-Oh, well, neon is a gas that's used to create colorful lights.

-Oh.

Or helium?

-Well, that's what we use to put in balloons to make them float.

-Oh.

Or what about go-old?

-It's pronounced "gold," and, well, it's gold.

[ Chuckles ] But we don't need to know any of that.

We just need to pick two of these weird but real names.

Like titanium.

[ Ding! ]

-Ooh.

Well, how about fluorine?

-Now let's put those two words together to create a brand new made-up word.

-Fluum.

No.

Um... Titanorine.

No.

No, no, no.

[ Gasps ] Fluoranium.

Yes.

Fluoranium.

-Great.

And since we just made it up, it can do anything.

What do you imagine fluoranium can do?

-I think fluoranium is as bright as 300 suns and smells just as delicious as fresh apple pie.

-And if we add it to your invention, then your invention can become... -A fluoranium beam.

That's the most powerful and delicious-smelling light in the whole universe.

Use it to light up the darkest of spaces or the stinkiest of rooms.

-Now, that's an awesome invention.

-Apple-solutely.

[ Both chuckle ] -Now it's your turn.

Draw a new invention, and you can use the real names from the periodic table of elements, which your grown ups or teachers can help you find, to inspire you to come up with made-up words to help you describe what your invention can do.

See you next time.

Bye.