Technology in the Classroom
This technology holds a piece of graphite that allows you to write.
What is a pencil?
Years ago, a horse and buggy solved this problem. Today we use cars and planes.
What is transportation?
If you have a cold, this technology covers your nose and mouth to help prevent the infection from spreading.
What is a face mask?
This technology works much faster than an oven. It uses waves to heat up food.
What is a microwave?
A computer or the sun?
What is a computer?
These technologies are records of words printed onto paper.
What are books?
Writing letters has become less and less common now that texting and emailing help us with this task.
What is communicating or sending messages?
You place this technology in your eyes to improve your vision.
What is a contact lens?
Most versions of this technology use suction and rotating brushes to help you clean floors.
What is a vacuum?
A bicycle or a bird’s beak?
What is a bicycle?
Many students use these technologies, often made of fabric, to carry things to and from school.
What are backpacks?
Years ago, a compass solved this problem. Today we use a GPS device.
What is finding location/directions?
Can’t find soap and water to wash your hands? Don’t worry—this technology can clean your hands without them.
What is hand sanitizer?
Something’s clogging the drain? This technology, made of a suction cup and stick, can help you.
What is a plunger?
Reading glasses or eyes?
What are reading glasses?
12 inches are usually marked on one of these technologies, used to measure the lengths of objects.
What are rulers?
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Today you use a calculator to solve this problem, but years ago you would have used an abacus.
What is solving math problems?
This technology allows you to see if you have any broken bones.
What is an X-ray machine?
Opening a closed door is no easy task without using this technology.
What is a doorknob/door handle?
Cough syrup or water?
What is cough syrup?
This technology is interactive and used to display information in the classroom.
What is a smartboard?
Years ago, we used candles to solve this problem. Today we use electricity.
What is creating light/seeing in the dark?
Your doctor uses this technology when she wants to listen to your heart.
What is a stethoscope?
This technology, often found in cookbooks, lists the steps required to create a certain type of food.
What is a recipe?
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The wind or a fan?
What is a fan?