Who invented it?
lab Safety 101
Inside the computer
Everyday Tech
The Design Process
100

The lightning rod, bifocal glasses, and a more efficient stove.

Who is Benjamin Franklin?

100

The very first thing you should do if you get a minor cut or any injury in the lab.

What is tell the teacher?

100

his is the main circuit board that connects all of the computer's components together.

What is the motherboard?

100

This technology uses radio waves to provide wireless internet connections to your devices.

What is Wi-Fi?

100

The very first step, where you define the goal of your project and identify its requirements and constraints.

What is "Identify the Problem"?

200

The first mass-produced automobile (the Model T) and the moving assembly line for manufacturing.

Who is Henry Ford?

200

This type of footwear is forbidden in a workshop because it leaves your feet vulnerable to falling objects or sharp debris.

What are sandals or open-toed shoes?

200

This component acts as the computer's short-term memory for running programs; it's wiped clean when the power is turned off.

What is RAM (Random Access Memory)?

200

Known as the "brain" of the computer, it's the component that performs all the calculations.

What is the CPU (Central Processing Unit)?

200

In this step, you generate a large number of creative, and sometimes wild, ideas to solve your problem.

What is "Brainstorm"?

300

The telegraph and the system of dots and dashes used to send messages with it.

Samuel morse?

300

Before changing a blade or making any adjustment to a power tool, you must first do this.

What is unplug the tool or disconnect it from power?

300

Often called the "brain" of the computer, this chip performs all the instructions and calculations.

What is the CPU (Central Processing Unit)?

300

This is short-term, volatile computer memory where applications and current data are kept for quick access

What is RAM (Random Access Memory)?

300

A testable, working model of your solution that is used to see how your idea actually works in the real world.

What is a prototype?

400

This German inventor introduced the printing press with movable type to Europe around 1440.

Who is Johannes Gutenberg?

400

To prevent spontaneous combustion, oily or solvent-soaked rags should be placed in this.

What is a designated, sealed metal container?

400

This is the long-term storage for your operating system and files, traditionally a spinning disk but now often a solid-state drive (SSD).

What is the hard drive?

400

A technology for wireless communication over short distances, often used to connect phones to headphones or speakers.

What is Bluetooth?

400

During this critical step, you analyze your prototype's performance to see what works, what doesn't, and what can be improved.

What is "Test and Evaluate"?

500

She invented the first commercially successful automatic dishwasher.

Who is Josephine Cochrane?

500

The four words represented by the acronym P.A.S.S. for operating a fire extinguisher.

What are Pull, Aim, Squeeze, and Sweep?

500

This specialized processor is designed to rapidly render images and is crucial for gaming and video editing.

What is the GPU (Graphics Processing Unit)?

500

The acronym for the type of screen technology that uses organic compounds to create light, found in many high-end TVs and smartphones.

What is OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode)?

500

The design process is called this because you often have to circle back to earlier steps to refine and improve your design based on testing results.

What is iterative?