Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Technology
Design Process
Transportation
100
Define technology
the knowledge, processes, and products that solve problems and make work easier
100
What is GPS?
Global Positioning System
100
What is technology?
knowledge, processes and products that solve problems and make work easier
100
What is the first step in the design process?
Identify the problem
100
What will a GPS do for a driver?
Make sure the driver does not get lost
200
Define transport
to move people or goods from one location to another
200
What is the design process?
a set of steps for developing products
200
What do refrigerators, washing machines, and magnetic levitation trains all have in common?
These are examples of technologies that solve problems
200
Which step of the design process do you read about other people's experiments?
doing research
200
What is one advantage of a magnetic levitation train?
They are faster than diesel or electric trains
300
Define Model
a smaller or simpler version of an object
300
What is a public address system?
The technology used to make school-wide announcements
300
Name 3 technologies in the home?
can openers, microwaves, computers, refrigerators, clocks (may have more technologies than what is listed)
300
After developing and choosing a solution to your problem, what step is next?
Design and construct a prototype
300
What are factors to consider when deciding what design to use?
cost and time
400
What is a satellite?
an object orbiting the Earth that can send and receive signals
400
What can heat an entire meal in a matter of minutes?
A microwave
400
Name 3 technologies we have in school?
Public address system, computers, iPads, etc.
400
What are ways in which you can communicate your results?
tables, graphs, diagrams, graphic organizers, lists
400
What has made transportation faster and safer?
technology
500
What is a prototype?
the first fully-working product that uses a design solution
500
What invention helped solve the problem of fruits and vegetables spoiling quickly?
Refrigerator
500
What process is used to design new technologies?
Design process
500
Why is it important to build a prototype?
to test whether or not your product will work
500
Give 2 examples of technology used to improve transportation?
steam engine, GPS, magnetic levitation trains
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