Women in STEM
Who was the first African American woman to travel into space?
Mae Jemison
How many days of camp are there?
5
What is the name of the rod that your wheels are attached to?
Axel
what two colors of wires were used this week?
red and black
Who was the woman electrical engineer who invented the Clarke calculator?
Edith Clarke
Jameson, Rachel, Vera
What are the wheels of our mech made out of? (2 answers)
Wood, cardboard
What colors of wires are traditionally connected together?
Black to Black and Red to Red
Who was the psychologist who invented the foot pedal trash can?
Lillian Gilbreth
What time is lunch every day?
12:15
How do you change the direction a motor is spinning?
Swap the wires
What charge is the black wire and What charge does the flat part of the battery have?
Negative
Who is the only woman to have won two Nobel prizes in different fields?
Marie Curie
How many kids are in this camp? (That came at any point this week)
18
What is the problem if your motors are working (and spinning in the same direction), but your wheels won't turn very well?
Friction
How do you connect 2 wires together?
Twist + Electrical Tape
Who is woman chemist who's x-ray techniques led to the discovery of the structure of DNA?
Rosalind Franklin
What is Jameson's favorite animal?
Hedgehog
What is the problem if both motors work and when you attach one to the wheels the mech works, but when you attach both it doesn't move?
Motors are spinning in opposite directions.
What happens when you switch the red wire connection from red on the battery to black?
The motor changes spinning directions