Test Review
Design Process
Technology
Vocabulary
Making Our Lives Easier
100
What does GPS stand for and what does it do?
Global positioning system Helps locate places and people.
100
What is the first step of the Design Process?
Identify the problem to be solved
100
True or False: Technology is something that makes our everyday lives easier?
True
100
What is the design process?
a set of steps for developing products and process that solve problems
100
Give an example of a technology that you use in your everyday life that makes your life easier.
Examples: Internet to learn new information, computer to practice my math facts
200
What is the last step in the design process?
Evaluate and redesign
200
What is a prototype?
A prototype is a model (the first working product) of a design.
200
True or False Technology is the use of what we know, to invent tools and new ways of doing things?
True
200
What is research ?
learning what others learned by looking for answers on the internet or in books.
200
How does a wheel & axle make our daily lives easier?
Example: The wheels on a shopping cart, make the cart easier to push.
300
What form of technology help make warming food easier?
microwave
300
Why do scientists need to do step 2 of the Design Process, research?
People do research to look for facts about something.
300
Give an example of technology that makes our lives easier.
Computer, cell phone, refrigerator, microwave, car, GPS, vacuum
300
What is technology?
the knowledge processes and products that solve problems and make work easier
300
Why is a snow plow an example of technology which makes our lives easier?
A snowplow is a wedge that clears ice and snow off the road to keep us safe.
400
How did technology change the transportation system?
It made people travel faster. By airplanes, speedy trains, and automotive cars.
400
Name two ways people can do research?
1. Talking to other people 2. Reading articles 3. Internet
400
Are public address systems an example of technology?
Yes
400
Name a machine that makes learning easier. Name a machine that you would ride to a friend's house.
A smart board A bike or car bus train
400
What simple machine would you use to make the job of opening a can of food or animals food easier?
can opener
500
What simple machine helps holds things together?
Screw
500
After deciding on the solution to a problem, an inventor
makes a prototype.
500
What process do people use to help make and improve technology?
The design process.
500
Name the three things you must consider to develop a good solution.
- cost - safety - amount of time
500
Name the 8 steps of the Design Process in order!
1. Identify the problem 2. Do research 3. Develop possible solutions 4. Choose one solution 5.Design and construct a prototype 6. Test the prototype 7. Communicate results 8. Evaluate and redesign
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