Which of the following is NOT a way to make water cleaner?
Add soap
Add a little chlorine
Shine ultraviolet light on it ( Saving Salila's Turtle)
Pour it through a sand filter
Add soap
100
Which of the following is NOT an example of technology?
water filter
plant
CD player
flashlight
plant
100
True or False: Technology is anything people make to solve a problem.
True
100
What was Salila trying to save?
A turtle
200
Which one does NOT add a pollutant to the air?
car
factory
plant
plant
200
Things to make our assembly line work faster: make the lever longer, put the machines closer together, attach another bucket to the cart.
Which step of the Engineering Design Process is this?
Ask
Plan
Create
Improve
Improve
200
True or False: Scientists are people who use math, science, and imagination to solve problems.
False: Engineers are people who use math, science, and imagination to solve problems.
200
What made the water in the Ganges river unsafe- oil or dirt?
Oil
200
What were the contaminants in the water we tested with the 3 water filters?
Tea, Cornstarch, Soil
300
What kind of job can an environmental engineer do and why?
Accept a reasonable answer
300
Mary and Jillian wanted to mix materials to make a strong mortar.
Mary suggested mixing sand, straw, and water.
Jillian suggested mixing clay and straw because clay is sticky.
They continued to think of more ideas.
Which step of the Engineering Design Process were they working on?
Ask
Imagine
Plan
Create
Plan
300
Which vocabulary word is correct? Some MATERIALS or PROPERTIES that can used to make roads are concrete, flat rocks, tar, and gravel.materials
Materials
300
What process did Salila use to help her design the water filter for her pet turtle?
The Engineering Design Process
300
Andres wanted to make a net to get the leaves, bugs, and dirt out of his pool.
Which material would be best to use for the net?
A sheet of plastic
A piece of cloth
A piece of wood
A piece of paper
A piece of cloth
400
Give an example of technology and tell what problem it solves.
Accept a reasonable answer
400
What step of the Engineering Design Process would Mary and Jillian need to work on next?
Ask
Imagine
Plan
Create
Create
400
Which vocabulary word is correct? Some MATERIALS or PROPERTIES of a piece of wood are how strong it is and how smooth it is.
Properties
400
Which would NOT work to remove leaves from water?
paper filter
metal screen
sand filter
metal screen
500
An environmental engineer doesn't work to clean and improve the environment.
True or False?
False
500
Jayla and Troy designed a chair. Troy suggested making it out of wood. Jayla wanted to use plastic or metal.
What are they talking about?
Properties of the chair
Materials for the chair
Size of the chair
How the chair will be used
Materials for the chair
500
Which vocabulary word is correct? When you DESIGN or BUILD a chair, you need to think about how strong and big it needs to be.
Design
500
What 3 things did the people use the Ganges River for?
Accept and of these 3: Eating, Bathing, Drinking, Travel, Washing
500
Ynobe poured herself a cold glass of tea on a hot day. A few minutes later, her glass was slippery and wet on the outside.
How did the water get there?
It froze
It evaporated
It condensed
It rained