Agriculture Engineering/Simple Machines
What is the definition of a Force?
A push or pull on an object (that causes it to move or change speed)
True or False: the stages of a life cycle are birth, growth, reproduction, and decomposition.
True. Both plants and animals follow this life cycle
What is a bee's home called?
A hive
What 2 types of nuts did we compare?
Chestnuts and walnuts
What is the goal of a simple machine?
To make work easier
Name at least 3 things plants need to grow
Sun (energy), soil, water, oxygen, space
What do bees drink from a flower?
Nectar
True or False: the chestnut burr is soft and silky
False: they are spiky and sharp
What kind of simple machine is a wood chopping axe?
A wedge (but your arm acts as a lever!)
Name 2 kinds of seeds that humans regularly eat.
Sunflowers seeds, peas, beans, nuts, pumpkin seeds
What do bees turn the nectar into (which we like to eat)?
Honey
Which apple was more sour?
The green granny smith apple
Name 2 examples of a wheel and axle:
Car tires, a wheel barrow, roller skate wheels, egg beaters, ferris wheel, windmill
Name at least 4 plant parts that we eat.
Roots, leaves, fruit, flowers, stems, seeds
True or false: A worker honeybee can only sting one time and then it dies
True-the worker bees can only sting once, however the Queen Bee can sting multiple times without dying
What is the name of the tool you used to get the walnut out of it's shell?
A nutcracker
A tractor has many simple machines built into one. What kind of machine is that called?
A complex machine
Why do we want to “eat the rainbow”?
Because different colors of plants (fruits and vegetables) give our body a variety of nutrients (vitamins and minerals) to grow and make energy
Name the 3 kinds of bees that live in a hive
Drone, worker, Queen
What kind of diagram did we use to compare the 2 kinds of nuts
A Venn diagram