Science
The powerhouse of the cell
What is mitochondria?
Who benefits from technology?
What is everybody?
The group discussion stage of the engineering design process where team members pitch and write down as many problem-solving ideas as possible.
What is brainstorming?
3/4 written as a decimal
What is 0.75?
A professional Groundskeeper for the Carolina Panthers uses this element when they test the chemical levels of the soil and study grass roots to make sure the stadium turf stays healthy and green.
What is science?
What are the three main layers of the Earth
What are the crust, mantle, and core?
This popular Apple application allows you to make video and audio calls to other people.
What is Facetime?
In Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville and Wilbur Wright successfully engineered and flew the first motorized version of this machine in 1903
What is an airplane?
What is x
5x+5=10
A Sports Broadcast Engineer for ESPN relies on this element when they set up high-definition cameras, wireless microphones, and instant-replay monitors to beam the game directly to televisions across North Carolina.
What is technology?
This force keeps the planets in orbit around the Sun and pulls objects down to Earth
What is gravity?
This part of the computer allows you to click, point, and scroll across the screen.
What is a mouse?
This important piece of ocean engineering sits on Cape Hatteras, using a rotating lens system to warn ships away from North Carolina’s dangerous shallow waters.
What is a lighthouse?
3x+7 when x=4
What is 19?
A Sports Statistician working for the Charlotte Hornets uses this element when they calculate player shooting percentages, track run-differential data, and analyze graphs to help the coach make game-day strategies.
What is math?
There are this many planets in our solar system
What is 8?
When working on a digital document online, Google Docs does this action automatically so you don’t lose your work.
What is save?
When testing different insulation materials for a classroom science experiment, a material that stops heat from moving through it easily is called this.
What is an insulator?
The temperature at midnight was -4°F. By noon, it rose by 15°F. What was the temperature at noon?
What is 11 degrees Fahrenheit?
A Equipment Designer at Nike uses this element when they draw blueprints, build prototypes, and run stress tests on a new lightweight, impact-absorbing football helmet to protect players from concussions
What is Engineering?
To protect our local food supply, agricultural engineers in NC design special greenhouse environments to protect honeybees, which serve this critical ecological role for crops and flowers.
What are pollinators?
To make transportation cleaner in NC cities like Charlotte and Raleigh, electrical engineers are installing networks of public plugs to charge this specific type of vehicle.
What are electric vehicles?
Mechanical engineers often use these specialized wheels with teeth cut into the edges so that when one spins, it locks into and turns the next one.
What are gears?
A number is multiplied by 4, and then 7 is subtracted from the product. If the result is 25, what was the original number?
What is 8?
A Pro Sports Video Analyst uses high-speed camera sensors to record a golfer's swing, programs an AI software to map out the body's physics, and calculates the exact ball trajectory angle.
What is STEM?