Vocabulary
What is an engineer?
A person who applies science, math, and creativity to design solutions to problems — for specific people, within specific constraints.
What is the first step of the engineering design process?
ASK
Who made the super soaker?
Lonnie Johnson
What is the name of the director of Generation Teach?
Ms. Tammy
What country is Mr. Bradley from?
Haiti?
What is a prototype?
A first working version of a design — built to test whether ideas work before committing to a final product. Prototypes are expected to fail.
What is the third step in the engineering design proccess?
DESIGN
Who invented the lightbulb?
Thomas Edison
What class do we have end of day on Tuesdays and Thursdays?
Community Meeting
How many languages can Miss. Avi sepeak?
She speaks 3;
Spanish and English fluently, plus a little bit of french.
What is a constraint?
A rule, limit, or requirement that a design must meet. Budget, materials, time, weight, and size are all constraints.
What is the fifth step in the engineering design process?
TEST
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
What do you do with GT Tickets?
Put them in the castle to be chose for a reward on Community Night
What does Miss. Avi study?
Chemistry.
What is thrust?
The pushing force that propels a rocket or aircraft forward, created by ejecting mass in the opposite direction (Newton's 3rd Law).
What is the engineering design process?
A cycle — engineers loop back through it many times in order to invent new creations.
Who came up with the concept of gravity?
Isaac Newton
How many advisories are there?
12
How old is Mr. Bradley?
What are aerodynamics?
The study of how air moves around solid objects — and how those objects can be shaped to reduce drag and increase lift.
What is an example of the engineering design proccess?
An invention used to solve a pre-exsisting problem
What company did Clyde Foster work for?
NASA
Who is our engineering leader?
Mr. Carlos
What food does Mr. Bradley and Ms. Avi hate?
Sushi