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Technology
Engineering and Manufacturing
Simple Machines
Inventors and Inventions
100
Name an example of technology
What is cell phone
100
In an assembly line, how many job(s) does each worker have?
What is one job
100
Name one of the six simple machines
What is a pulley, leverl, wheel and axle, inclined plane, wedge, or screw
100
Name an invention
What is a post-it note; answers vary
200
Name a benefit of technology
What is makes doing things faster, such as going places
200
What are clocks made up of?
What are gears
200
What is a lever?
What is a rod or plank that pivots about a fulcrum
200
Name an inventor and his/her invention
What is William Marston and a lie detector
300
Name a disadvantage and explain the significance
What is pollution, which affects our environment and the air we breathe. Answers vary
300
What is manufacturing?
What is a use of a machine to replace human workers
300
Name a real-life example of a simple machine
What is a water bottle
300
Who was Robert Croak
Who is the inventor of silly bandz
400
Explain how technology influences the quality of life
What is a way to make life easier and more convenient for people
400
Name three things about gears
What are a 2:1 gear ratio, connect to form gear trains, have teeth, rotate in opposite directions. Answers may vary.
400
Identify two levers in your body
What are your elbow, shoulder, skull with neck, or standing on your toes
400
Name a scientist who went against others' ideas and beliefs
Who is Galielo Galilei
500
"Technology makes it possible for people to gain control over everything except over technology." What does this mean to you?
What is an ever-changing source that alters the way of doing things. Answers vary.
500
What is a gear train? What is it made up of?
What is a tool made up of multiple gears. It is made up of a small gear on top of a larger gear.
500
What is the difference between an ideal machine and a real machine?
What is the work input and work output. An ideal machine has the work input= work output. A real machine has a greater work input.
500
Describe an invention and its impact on society
What is a telescope, which now allows us to see far away objects to better understand the environment around us