Chemistry
Nanotech
Physics
Engineering Design Process
Random
100
At what temperature does water freeze at?
32 degree F or 0 degree C
100
A nanometer is how much of a regular meter?
A billionth of a meter
100
Earths gravitational pull on all objects is... (think about the number we always use in our formula)
9.8
100
How many steps are in the engineering design process?
6
100
Fact Or Myth
There are clothes that don’t stain due to nanotechnology. You can spill juice on your nanopants and the juice just rolls off.
Fact
200
Milk, Vinegar, and a little baking soda can be mixed to make what Glue?
Casein
200
One of the stations during our NanoLab had Nitinol as a test product. What is nitinol known for?
It is a memory remembering alloy.
200
What is the potential energy formula
Mass x Gravity x Height
200
Mr. Caroso is in the middle of building a golf cart using spare parts found in his garage. What step of the engineering design process is he on?
Build and Test
200
Students have collected data on the speed of a drag race car that they designed and built. The students will use the data to reflect on the process and determine whether or not their car solved the problem they defined
Evaluate Solution
300
Natural rubber, animal bones, starch and milk protein were once used to make what?
Adhesives (glue)
300
The most common buckyball is made up of how many carbon atoms?
60
300
What is the Kinetic Energy Formula?
1/2 mv"2
300
What do engineers do when they are generating concepts using this process?
Brainstorming ideas, researching, sketches
300
Containment Boom
400
Why does oil sit on top of water?
Oil is less dense
400
What tool can view objects at the nanoscale?
Atomic force microscope. (Scanning Probe Microscope)
400
A 10 kg ball is attached to the end of a suspended string. The ball is lifted (with the string fully extended) to a position 1 m above it's original position. What is the gravitational potential energy possessed by the ball in this position?
98
400
Cary's phone keeps getting wet because it keeps falling off of the kayak. Cary wants to figure out a way to keep it dry using only materials from the garage. What Step did Cary JUST finish?
Define the Problem
400
What was the first commercial glue made from?
Fish
500
Why did we add salt to the ice when we were making ice cream?
Salt lowers the freezing temperature of the ice allowing for rapid cold temperatures.
500
A buckyball got its name from the individual who discovered the shape that it represents. Who is that individual?
Buckminster Fuller
500
What is potential and kinetic energy measured in? In other words what unit do we use when we arrive at an answer?
Joules (J)
500
List the 6 steps of the engineering design process.
define a problem
generate concepts
design a solution
build and test
evaluate solution
present
500
What is the technical name for superglue?
Cyanoacrylate