A Smartphone Holder

​​Hook: Did you know the company IDEO designed a computer mouse with a butter lid and a round deodorant ball?

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A long time ago, the founder of Apple, Steve Jobs, wanted to make a new kind of computer for people to use at home. The computer mouse wasn’t working well—it broke easily and cost too much. So he asked a team of smart designers at a company called IDEO to help. The designers didn’t use fancy tools—they grabbed things from their homes! They used a butter lid and a round deodorant ball to make a mouse that worked really well. Their fun idea helped Apple finish the computer, and people still use that kind of mouse today!

 

The moral is: Innovators don’t always need fancy materials, supplies, or tools to create something amazing.

 

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