Robotics
Simple Machines
Energy in Action
Sustainability
Class Fun Facts
100

A machine capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically, especially when programmable by a computer.


What is a robot?

100

A ramp is another name for this type of simple machine, which makes lifting things easier.

What is an inclined plane?

100

This term describes the rate at which an object changes its position, usually measured in meters per second (m/s).

What is velocity?
100

Reducing, reusing, and recycling are part of this "3 R's" phrase that encourages eco-friendly living.

What is reduce, reuse, recycle?

100
The type of pet that Mr. Russell has.

What is two cats?

200

This tool is used for building and testing electronic circuits without soldering, making it easy to experiment with components.

What is a breadboard?

200

This simple machine is a twisted inclined plane, used to hold things together or lift materials.

What is a screw?

200

This is the flow of electric charge, often through a wire, and it powers everything from light bulbs to laptops.

What is electricity?

200

This renewable energy source uses sunlight to generate electricity through special panels.

What is solar polar?

200
The official PLTW name for Pro 2.

What is Principles of Engineering?

300

This type of sensor helps robots detect how far away objects are by using sound waves.

What is a ultrasonic sensor?
300

This simple machine has a fulcrum and can lift loads with a long arm.

What is a lever?

300

The branch of mechanics concerned with the motion of objects without reference to the forces which cause the motion.

What is Kinematics 

300

Sustainability helps meet the needs of the present without doing this to future generations.

What is compromising their ability to meet their own needs?

300

The first topic covered in Pro 2 involving using paper to make shoes. What kind of design is it?

What is Product Design?

400
The language that our VEX Cortex robots use.

What is RobotC?

400

wheel and this part work together to reduce friction and help things roll.

What is an axle

400

In this type of circuit, components are connected along multiple paths, so if one bulb goes out, the others stay lit.

What is a Parallel Circuit?

400

Switching to this type of vehicle can reduce your carbon footprint by using electricity instead of gasoline.

What is an electric car(EV)?

400

The subject that Ms. Robinson used to teach when she was a teacher.

What is English?

500

Name of the game that Open House projects were created for.

What is the Minefield Challenge?

500

This machine is used to lift heavy objects by changing the direction of a force with a wheel and rope.

What is a pulley?

500

This fundamental law in electronics states that voltage equals current times resistance — and is often written as V = IR.

What is Ohm's Law?

500

This term describes gases like carbon dioxide that trap heat in Earth’s atmosphere, leading to climate change.

What is greenhouse gases?

500

The degree that Mr. Russell earned for his undergraduates degree.

What is Electrical and Computer Engineering?

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