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Explain how technology is related to science
Scientists make discoveries and study different fields. Technologists make tools, machines and equipment to produce devices we need.
Thumbnail sketches are an example of what provoking process?
Brainstorming
List the 7 resources needed for any type of technology
A: People
B: Information
C: Materials
D: Tools and Machines:
E: Energy
F: Capital
G: Time
Identify two types of unlimited energy sources
A: Solar
B: Wind, Tidal
Define technology
Converting raw materials into products to benefit mankind
hat would happen if mankind consumed all of our fossil fuels? List and explain 3 alternative sources of energy.
Choices: Human and Animal Muscle, solar, geothermal, gravitational, chemical, or nuclear
Explain how crooked axel holes will negatively affect the speed of your Co2 car
More Friction
What is the name of building materials found in nature?
Natural Resources
List two examples of capital
A: Cash
B: Stocks
C: Buildings
D: Land
Explain how the invention of the printing press rapidly expanded mankind's knowledge
It allowed the printed word to expand exceptionally. Replaced hand-written documents.
What would be the best way to test your Co2 car for aerodynamic efficiency?
In a wind tunnel
List the two views you draw to design your Co2 car
A: Top
B: Side
List the six simple machines
A: Lever
B: Pulley
C: Wheel and axel
D: Inclined Plane
E: Screw
F: Wedge
How can you test a bridge for structural integrity
Compression test
Who is called the "Father of Mass Production"
Henry Ford
List the three ages and summarize each one
Stone Age: Period of time when mankind used mainly sticks, stones and bones. Lasted almost 1 million years.
Bronze Age: Mankind used bronze for kitchenware, jewelry and sharp objects.
Iron Age: Mankind used iron for tools, machines and heavy equipment.
Explain Symmetrical
Even on both sides. Even all the way around
What is the name of man-made materials that are made in a laboratory?
Synthetic
List the two kinds of raw materials
A: Renewable
B: Non-Renewable
Who invented the airplane
The Wright Brothers
How many years does a patent last?
20 years
What is the device that starts a drag race called?
Christmas tree
Identify two types of limited energy sources
A: Coal
B: Oil
List the three Era's in order and summarize each one
A: Agricultural - Mankind hunted wild game, raised livestock and grew crops
B: Industrial - Mankind left farms to work in factories
C: Information - Current time period. Almost everything uses computers or electronics
How old is technology?
As old as mankind