Math
Your microbit ran out of batteries! You rush to the store to buy new ones that cost $5.30 (after tax). You hand the cashier $7 How much change will you receive?
$7 - $5.30 =
$1.70
name two devices that computer engineers work with
computer, tablet, phone, smart car, smart tv, etc
What college did Evelyn Boyd Grandville graduate from?
A) Harvard
B) Princeton
C) Yale
D) None of the above
C) Yale
There is an error in your program! This is most likely due to a _____
bug
What is a prototype?
a first model of an invention
What is the perimeter of a rectangle with a length of 10 and and height of 7?
10 + 10 + 7 + 7 = 24
What is a computer
a machine that can follow instructions
What was Kathrine Johnsons nickname while she worked at NASA?
The human computer
What type of code is this?
010010
110110
101010
binary code
Name two things mechanical engineers might work with.
anythings that moves or any machines
What is the volume of a cube that has a length of 5in?
volume = length x width x height
a cube has an equal length, width, and height.
5 x 5 x 5 = 125
When it comes to coding, there are different ____
programs or languages
What is the Archie Query Form?
worlds first search engine
You are playing the very last level in Mario World. You can't seem to beat the final boss, Bowser at the end. Each time you die you have to restart the level. What are you experiencing?
Loop
The AC in your house knows what temperature your house is at all times. It most likely contains a _____
Sensor
On day one Sally received one penny. For the next six days she received double of what she received the previous day. How much money total did she have on day six?
1 | 0.01
2 | 0.02
3 | 0.04
4 | 0.08
5 | 0.16
6 | 0.32
0.01 + 0.02 + 0.04 + 0.08 + 0.16 + 0.32 = 0.63
What two programs you can use to code
Java, Javascript, Python, Blcoks
Kimberly Bryant founded what non profit organization?
Black Girls Code
You have to code your microbit to play rock, paper, scissors. You are tired of having to write out the words "rock," "paper," and "scissors" so instead you use a _____ to replace the words.
variable
When it comes to the engineering design process, what two steps can you do after testing your design?
A) Model
B) Improve
C) Create
D) Learn
Improve & Create
Zena has two whole pizzas that are cut into 8 slices each. Her and her two friends decide that have 2 slices each. One slice is too big for her little sister so she cuts it in half. How many slices are left?
8 slices x 2 pizzas = 16 slices total
zena takes two: 16 - 2 =14
her friends take two each = 14 -4 = 10
slice cut in half = 10- 0.5 = 9.5
computer engineers design and maintain computer _____ and _____ systems.
hardware & software
If you had a REALLY REALLY hard math problem, which two people would be the most helpful based on what we learned about them?
A) Evelyn Boyd Grandville
B) Mark Dean
C) Kathrine Johnson
D) Kimberly Bryant
E) Alan Emtage
A) Evelyn got a PhD in mathematics from Yale
C) Kathrine got Nicknamed " the human computer" at NASA
Fill in the blanks.
You built a robot that plays basketball! You want it to dribble and then shoot the ball so you _____ it to move its arms up and down and then throw the ball towards the net. To make it even more advanced, you set up an _____ to help the robot decide when it should shoot. In order to do this you added a ______ that states if the robots sensors an object in front of it, it won't shoot.
Event Parameter Workspace
Code Algorithm Data
code
algorithm
parameter
At NASA there are aerospace, mechanical, and computer engineers. Name one job each of the engineers might do.
mechanical & aerospace- build the aircrafts
computer- program the drones
etc