Technology in the Classroom
This technology holds a piece of graphite that allows you to write
What is a pencil?
Years ago, a horse and buggy solved this problem. Today we use cars and planes.
What is transportation?
Another word for making something
What is "create"?
These engineers design, develop, test, and supervise the creation of technologies related to electricity.
What is an electrical engineer?
Computer or the sun?
What is computer
These technologies are records of words printed onto paper
What are books?
Writing letters becomes less and less common now that texting and emailing helps us with this task
What is communicating or sending messages?
During this step of the Engineering Design Process, you perform experiments to see if your design is functional.
What is "Test"
These engineers develop and design chemical manufacturing processes
What is a chemical engineer?
A bicycle or a bird's beak?
What is a bicycle?
Many students use these technologies, often made of fabric, to carry things to and from school.
What are backpacks?
Years ago, a compass solved this problem, while today we use a GPS device
What is finding location/directions?
Talking to your group members about how to change the design of your project so it works better is an example of which step of the Engineering Design Process?
What is "Communicate"?
These engineers design and use power-producing machines
What is a mechanical engineer?
Reading glasses or eyes?
What are reading glasses?
This technology is used to measure the length of objects
What is a ruler?
Today you use a calculator to solve do this, but years ago you would have used an abacus?
What is solving math problems?
The first step of the Engineering Design Process, "_____ your challenge."
What is "Identify"
These engineers design transportation systems
What is a civil engineer?
Cough syrup or water?
This technology is interactive and used to display information in the classroom
What is a smartboard?
Years ago we used candles to solve this problem, while today we use electricity
What is creating light/seeing in the dark?
Making your design better after testing if it works is this step of the Engineering Design Process
What is "Improve"?
This engineer focuses on advances in medical technology
What is a biomedical engineer?
Wind or fan?
What is fan?