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What style of art was Henri Matisse known for?
Fauvism
What are the secondary colors & how are they made?
What does EDP stand for?
Engineering Design Process
What are 4 factors that can make a building earthquake resistant?
Flexibility, materials, earthquake reinforcement, earthquake proof foundations, soil type, planned failure.
What type of art is Wassily Kandinsky known for?
What is a pattern?
A pattern is made up of repeated shapes and or lines.
What are the steps of the EDP?
1. Ask
2. Imagine
3. Plan
4. Create
5. Improve
What is Biomedical Engineering?
Biomedical Engineering is the combining Biology and Medical fields to create devices that help humans and animals physically. For example, prostheses, crutches, blood sugar (diabetes) monitors.
Name 4 different properties a material may have.
Answers may vary: opaque, sharp, soft, strong/sturdy, rough, water-resistant, absorbent, transparent.
What were Van Gogh's 2 professions (jobs) before he became an artist?
He was a minister and an art seller.
What is contour line drawing?
Contour lines define the outline of a form (shape), as well as the interior structure, without the use of shading.
Once you get to the Improve stage of the EDP, are you finished?
No! Chances are high, you need to back through the EDP and make it better!
What is Sequencing and why is it important?
Sequence is the order of steps a person takes. If you put syrup on your pancakes before you cook them, the syrup will burn on the stove. That's why we always put syrup on the pancakes AFTER they are cooked.
What is a prosthesis?
It is a device created by a biomedical engineer that is used to replace a missing limb that may be lost through physical trauma, disease, or a condition present at birth.
What are the 2 most well known pieces of art from Vincent Van Gogh?
Sunflowers and Starry Night
What is abstract art?
Is there a limit to the number of times you can go through the EDP?
NO. You can go as many times as you need to perfect and finalize your creation!
What are the 6 simple machines?
1. Wedge 2. Pulley 3. Screw 4. Wheel & Axle 5. Inclined Plane 6. Lever
What is the name of the fault line that makes California an area of high risk for earthquakes?
San Andreas
What are the 2 different types of shapes?
Organic and Geometric
Which animal (from the totem pole assignment) represents ingenuity and persistence?
Beaver!
Why is it so important to plan before you build in the real world (think as if you were a real engineering doing a job)?
If you do not plan it out, you could forget a very important step while building, and then you could get fired from your job or create a safety hazard for people and hurt them.
Give an example of each of the 6 simple machines in real life!
Answers can vary: Screw: bottle cap, Lever: baseball bat/see saw, Inclined Plane: wheelchair ramp, Pulley: window blinds/flag pole/well, Wheel & Axle: car, dolley, Wedge: doorstop/teeth/knife
Besides prostheses, what are 5 other examples of devices that biomedical engineers make?
Answers can vary: blood pressure gauges, diabetes gauges, crutches, wheelchairs, glasses, contacts, braces, casts, etc...