How Legos Saved a Turtle

plastron

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The plastron is the flat bottom part of a turtle’s shell. It connects to the rounded top part, which is called the carapace.

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infected

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When a cut or wound gets infected, that means germs have gotten in and made it worse.

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engineer

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An engineer designs and builds things that solve problems.

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design

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When you design something, you create a plan for how it will look and work.

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