Vocabulary
People created me. I am a telephone, an automobile, even a simple wheel. What am I?
Invention
What does GPS stand for?
Global Positioning System
How did people keep food cold in the early 1800's?
They put it in ice boxes.
You use me to design new tools and new ways to do things. What am I?
Technology
How does GPS know where we are?
It receives signals from the satellites.
What was invented in 1947?
Plastic bowls with an airtight seal. (Tupperware)
Name all the systems in your house.
Framing, Roofing and Waterproofing, Electrical, Plumbing, Heating and Cooling.
I am something you use to do work more easily. What am I?
Tool
What kind of technology improves telephone and internet systems?
Optical fibers.
What was invented in 1954? And how did it make work easier?
The non-stick coating on the pan keeps the food from sticking to the pan when cooking.
What man-made technology is used in the plumbing of some home, and why?
Plastic pipes because they're cheaper and do not rust like metal pipes.
I can keep information so that you don't forget it. What am I?
Computer
What invention is used to build roads?
A wheel tractor-scraper
How did people listen to music before CD players and MP3's were invented?
Vinyle records.
What might happen to other systems in a house if the electricity is cut off during a storm?
The heating and cooling systems may not work. Also there will be no hot water in the plumbing system.