Crack the Code
How many secret-code clues did you solve yesterday?
4 clues
Who uses the design process to solve problems?
A. Singers
B. Engineers
C. Referees
Answer: B. Engineers
Question: What is a model?
A. A secret message
B. A type of food
C. A test version of a design
Answer: C. A test version of a design
Question: Who was the first Black woman to hold a pilot license
A. Amelia Earhart
B. Bessie Coleman
C. Wonder Woman
Answer: Bessie Coleman
Question: Willa Brown was one of the first Black women to become what?
A. A pilot
B. A ship captain
C. A train conductor
A pilot
What tool did you spin to help read some secret messages?
Decoder wheel
Question: What should engineers do first?
A. Find the problem
B. Share the answer
C. Build immediately
A. Find the problem
Question: True or false: Engineers help solve problems.
Answer: True
Question: Katherine Johnson used math while working for which organization?
A. NASA
B. The NBA
C. The Navy Band
Answer: A. NASA
Mae Jemison was the first Black woman to do what?
A. Fly across the Atlantic
B. Travel into space
C. Build an airport
B. Travel into space
Which code was wrapped around a straw?
A. Number Scramble
B. Scytale Strip
C. Pigpen Cipher
B. Scytale Strip
Question: What is it called when a team thinks of many ideas?
A. Brainstorming
B. Testing
C. Flying
Answer: A. Brainstorming
Question: Your paper airplane does not fly straight. What should you do?
A. Change it and test it again
B. Throw it away
C. Quit
Answer: A. Change it and test it again
Question: Amelia Earhart flew alone across which ocean?
A. Arctic Ocean
B. Pacific Ocean
C. Indian Ocean
Answer: B. Pacific Ocean
Question: Dr. Aprille Ericsson worked as an engineer for which organization?
A. The National Park Service
B. The NBA
C. NASA
Answer: C. NASA
What is the ancient language the Mayans used to tell stories?
Hieroglyphs
Question: Your design does not work. What should you do?
A. Give up
B. Change it and try again
C. Hide it
Answer: B. Change it and try again
Which group is showing good teamwork?
A. One person does everything
B. Everyone listens and shares ideas
C. Everyone argues
Answer: B. Everyone listens and shares ideas
Angela Gittens helped create rules that made air travel what?
A. Safer
B. Slower
C. More confusing
Answer: A. Safer
Question: Angela Gittens helped Atlanta’s airport prepare for what major event?
A. The 1996 Summer Olympics
B. A space launch
C. The World Series
Answer: A. The 1996 Summer Olympics.
Why did you solve the four secret codes?
A. To find the steps of the design process
B. To learn how to fly an airplane
C. To win a race
Answer: A. To find the steps of the design process
Question: What happens last in the design process?
A. Share your solution
B. Find the problem
C. Brainstorm ideas
Answer: A. Share your solution
Question: A team builds something, tests it, and changes it. Which design step are they using?
A. Build, test, and redesign
B. Find the problem
C. Share the solution
Answer: A. Build, test, and redesign
Question: Sally Ride was the first American woman to do what?
A. Sail around the world
B. Drive a race car
C. Travel into space
Answer: C. Travel into space
Question: Willa Brown helped train pilots who joined which famous group?
A. The Tuskegee Airmen
B. The Wright Brothers
C. The Blue Angels
Answer: A. The Tuskegee Airmen.