Structures
Inventors
Energy
Characters
Personal Inquiry
100
Oldest known type of bridge.
What is a beam bridge?
100
This invention was created by accident when a spring fell to the floor.
What is the slinky?
100
This type of resource includes oil, natural gas, and coal.
What is non-renewable energy resource.
100
These young people are pasta building champions.
Who are Connor Grace, Joey Ryland, and Neo Lopez
100
This animal lives deep in the ocean and is considered "threatened."
What is the frilled shark?
200
This geometric concept describes the amount of space one has available for use in, say, a clubhouse.
What is Area?
200
A new type of this material is currently being invented to increase the protective nature of helmets.
What is a polymer?
200
This type of energy includes solar, hydropower, and geothermal.
What is renewable energy sources?
200
This character owns a very sticky house.
Who is Connor Grace
200
This principle explains the behavior of a curve ball in motion.
What is Bernoulli's Principle?
300
The mass of the load divided by the mass of the structure.
What is Efficiency equation
300
He said, "I have not failed, I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
Who is Thomas Edison?
300
A reflective material, black paper, and a box can be used to make this.
What is a pizza box solar oven.
300
This character will change the way we learn.
Who is Fiona?
300
The number after 89 in the Fibonacci Sequence.
What is 144?
400
The type bundled wire often used in suspension bridges, named for its creator.
What is Roebling wire?
400
This was invented in 3500 BC and is considered one of the most important inventions in history because it enabled the transportation of goods to and from markets.
What is the wheel?
400
This part of a solar car works in conjunction with the axel to turn the wheels.
What is a gear?
400
This character worked behind the scenes to make certain the Brooklyn Bridge was completed.
Who is Emily Roebling?
400
These are two of the main greenhouse gases.
What are carbon and methane?
500
The amount of paint you would need, in square feet, to cover a 10 foot by 10 foot wall containing a 3 foot by 4 foot door and two windows with dimensions 2 feet by 2 feet.
What is 80 square feet.
500
Inspired by nature, this invention was created after George de Mestral walked his dog in the park and noticed something curious.
What is velcro?
500
This form of alternative power uses small packets of energy called protons and converts them into energy through movement.
What is solar energy?
500
This character is the host of the Saint Ignatius Pasta bridge and tower competitions.
Who is Mr. Bogen?
500
He created the house that inspired some of the hydro-powered architecture projects this year.
Who is Frank Lloyd Wright?
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