Grant & Coda's Toolbelt Tales · Book 6
The Welder Story
Two Become One as a Welder
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A hinge has snapped clean in two and the garden gate hangs useless. Grant and Coda visit a welder, who drops her helmet, strikes an arc, and shows them how two pieces of metal can be melted into one — and why the join can end up stronger than the metal itself.
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Words to Learn
Welder—a person who joins two pieces of metal into one strong piece
Weld—to join metal by melting the edges so they flow together
Fuse—to melt two separate things until they become one
Joint—the spot where two pieces of metal are joined
Arc—the bright, hot flash of light a welder uses to melt metal
Certification—proof a welder has trained and can join metal the safe, strong way
Talk About It
- 1.The welder says a good weld is stronger than the metal around it. Why would that matter for a bridge?
- 2.What does it mean to fuse two pieces of metal into one?
- 3.Name three things welders make that you've seen or used.
- 4.Why must a welder ALWAYS wear the helmet and never look straight at the bright arc?
- 5.Grant's gate broke because a hinge snapped in two. What's something around you made of two pieces joined together?
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