Femto Facts
How many students are in Femto this year?
17
What are foundations made out of?
Concrete
What was your favorite part of the house unit?
Building the houses (probably)
What is the word we use to describe sinks, toilets, tubs, etc in plumbing?
Fixtures
True or false: Pterosaurs are dinosaurs.
Is the word femto used in science to describe very large things or very small things?
Very small
Name two tools used to make the frame of a house.
Name two benefits a green roof provides.
Cooler temperatures, cleaner air, animal habitats, reduced flooding, gardening space
To use gravity to fill pipes with water
What is the title for a scientist that studies dinosaurs?
Paleontologist
Which four current Femto students were also in Femto last year?
Ron, Oliver, Logan, and Taelynn
What must be done before pouring the concrete for a foundation?
Leveling the ground and building a wood form.
Name the two guest experts we had during this unit.
Michael Conlin and Alice Delage
Where does the hot water in your house come from?
Hot water heater
Name two types of trace fossil.
Footprint, tooth, coprolite, egg
What is Mx. Lizzie's last name?
Jackson
What are the large wood blocks above doors and windows in a frame called?
Name all the materials we used to make functional doorbells.
Alligator clips, battery, battery connector, buzzer, push button, electrical tape.
Fixtures like sinks and bathtubs have pipes for what three types of water?
Hot, cold, and waste water
What caused the mass extinction that killed most of the dinosaurs?
A meteor the size of Mt. Everest hitting Earth.
Vivian and Wyatt
Name the four ingredients that make concrete.
Cement, sand, rocks, and water
Name all eight of the clients we are building houses for.
Darth Vader, Snow White, the Wild Things, Moana, Steve and Alex from Minecraft, Ash Ketchum from Pokemon, Puff the Magic Dragon, Gryffindor House
Name five common plumbing fixtures in a house.
Sink, bathtub, toilet, water heater, dishwasher, washing machine
Name the two dinosaur groups based on pelvic bone shape.
Saurischian and Ornithischian