Black Box
Humdinger
Go Carts
Models
Vocabulary
100
Why did we not open the Black Box?
Not everything is able to be opened up to understand how it works, so we needed to understand how it works without seeing the contents
100
When something is moved to activate a current it is called a:
Switch
100
Whose go-cart went the furthest?
Sam G and Jakub! Only group to reach 2 M. Nice job!
100
A list of planets is an example of a:
conceptual model
100
Any system that cannot be directly observed and easily understood
What is a Black Box?
200
What was inside of our black box?
Marble, cardboard shapes
200
This helped the switch move up and down.
What is a lever?
200
What acted as our "bearing" for our go carts?
The Binder Clip
200
An toy airplane is an example of a:
Physical Model
200
When scientists share ideas and solutions
What is collaboration?
300
This item is a black box that is used everyday in peoples homes.
Answers will vary; TV, XBOX, Phone, etc
300
What does a successful humdinger do?
It hums when you pull the string and dings when you let go
300
This is the rod that helps make the wheels turn.
What is an axle?
300
A doll house is an example of a:
physical model
300
Someone who uses scientific knowledge to design useful things
Who is an engineer?
400
A device that can be used to help out farmers during real dry stretches.
What is a drought stopper?
400
What type of model is a humdinger?
A physical model
400
What can help your go-karts go further?
Larger Wheels
400
The idea to build a robot that helps teachers discipline students is an example of a:
Conceptual model
400
A tube that moves liquid out of a container by gravity, provided the outflow end is lower than the intake end
What is a siphon?
500
A situation when all scientists agree on a solution or answer to what is in a black box or makes it work.
What is a consensus?
500
What did you learn from science this trimester?
...
500
Where did the power from the self-propelled go carts come from?
THE RUBBER BANDS!!!
500
What is the difference between a physical model and a conceptual model?
A physical model is three dimensional and can be manipulated while a conceptual model is a thought/idea or is expressed on paper.
500
The way something is put together
What is a design?
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