A light switch is an example of this simple machine.
What is a lever?
100
The first step in the design process.
What is define the problem?
100
The technology of getting work from heat.
What is thermal technology?
100
Energy that is taken from electrical potential energy.
What is electrical energy?
100
A passive construction method which features self sufficient houses made of recycled materials
What is the earthship method?
200
A simple machine that uses grooved wheels and a rope to raise, lower or move a load.
What is a pulley?
200
The step in which the first ideas and sketches are made.
What is brainstorming?
200
The technology of using a fluid to apply force.
What is fluid technology?
200
Energy sources that are not naturally replenished by the earth.
What is nonrenewable energy?
200
A building method using sand, clay, water, and some kind of fibrous or organic material (sticks, straw, and/or manure), usually shaped into bricks using molds and dried in the sun.
What is the adobe method?
300
An object with at least one slanting side ending in a sharp edge, which cuts material apart.
What is a wedge?
300
The step in which a group of people look over original ideas and discuss the pros and cons of each design.
What is explore possibilities?
300
The technology of using light to do work
What is optical technology?
300
The energy of a system that relates to the systems temperature
What is thermal energy?
300
A method which uses fitting pieces together to give structure, support, and shape
What is the wood-frame method?
400
An inclined plane wrapped around a pole which holds things together or lifts materials.
What is a screw?
400
The seventh step in which models and prototypes are built.
What is build a model?
400
The technology of getting work from electrical energy.
What is electrical technology?
400
The energy stored between the bonds of atoms and molecules.
What is chemical energy?
400
A system of formwork for reinforced concrete that stays in place as a permanent interior and exterior substrate for walls, floors, and roofs.
What is insulating concrete form?
500
A slanting surface connecting a lower level to a higher level.
What is an inclined plane?
500
The step in which you put the design through trials to see if it works.
What is testing?
500
The technology of using organisms and biological processes for a desired outcome.
What is bio technology?
500
Energy sources that are naturally replenished by earth.
What is renewable energy?
500
Construction which uses baled straw from wheat, oats, barley, rye, rice and others in walls covered by earthen or lime stucco