Scientific Method
Engineering Design
Technology
Graphs and Tables
Lab Tools
100
The last step of the scientific method.
What is a conclusion?
100
The step of the engineering design process that is completed first.
What is identifying the problem or need?
100
A device that temporarily assists people with disabilities. Ex: glasses, crutches, wheelchair, etc.
What is an assistive device?
100
The variable that is purposely changed. Found on the x-axis.
What is the independent variable?
100
Tool used to measure volume.
What is a graduated cylinder?
200
An educated prediction based off of research.
What is a hypothesis?
200
What you should do if your prototype does not meet the requirements of the challenge.
What is modify and retest?
200
A device that permanently helps a person with a disability. Ex: LASIK eye surgery, heart pacemaker, automatic doors, etc.
What is an adaptive device?
200
The variable found on the y-axis.
What is dependent variable?
200
Tool that measures speed.
What is a stop watch?
300
The observation and details collected during an experiment.
What is data?
300
What you should do before designing a solution.
What is research and brainstorm?
300
An unintended consequence of using medicine would be _________.
What is negative side affects, immunity, misuse, etc?
300
The number of variables that should be manipulated during an experiment.
What is one?
300
Tool that measures weight or strength.
What is a spring scale?
400
What you should always avoid when conducting an experiment.
What is bias?
400
You are working with a group of classmates to design a mousetrap car. Which step of the engineering design process should be completed after designing the car?
What is testing and evaluating?
400
An intended benefit of the automobile is ___________.
What is faster transportation?
400
A labeled picture or drawing
What is a diagram?
400
Used for measuring small objects up close.
What is a microscope or magnifying glass?
500
Sean, a graduate student, is attempting to repeat a published experiment. He does not find the same results that the authors found. This could be the result of Sean’s _____________________.
What is scientific/experimental error?
500
The last step of the engineering design process.
What is communicating/sharing results?
500
The development of machines to do simple and not so simple tasks, such as robotics and computers, has had many influences on society. Some of these have been positive and some of them negative. Having fewer jobs for people would be considered a(n) ____________ ____________.
What is an unintended consequence?
500
Uses lines on a grid to represent data.
What is a line graph?
500
Tool that measures longer lengths and distances.
What is a tape measure?
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