3D Printing

Experimental Design

Misc stem fun facts

Water Filtration

Robotics
100

What are the three axis used in layer by layer 3D printing?


X, Y, and Z

100

What is an educated guess in science called?

hypothesis

100

What is the strongest natural material found on Earth?

Diamond

100

What is the main job of a water filter?

To remove dirt and other unwanted particles from the water.

100

A robot follows instructions called what? 


code

200

What part of a layer by layered 3D printer, extrudes the filament?


The nozzle/toolhead

200

What’s the very first step in the scientific process?


Ask a question

200

Which scientist discovered gravity?


Isaac Newton

200

True or false: a filter removes every kind of germ from the water

False because some need to be boiled or disinfected

200

What robotic component allows you to turn electricity into rotation, and spin something?


A motor

300

What is the full form of CAD?


Computer Aided Design

300

What is a well supported explanation of a natural phenomenon?  

A theory

300

What is the process that plants use to turn sunlight into energy?


photosynthesis

300

You have sand, gravel, and charcoal. Which layer should water pass through last? 


Charcoal

300

What part helps a robot see? 


sensors/camera

400

What is the name of the special code 3D printers use as instructions?


Gcode

400

What is it called when you repeat an experiment many times for consistency?


Trials

400

Which planets have rings?

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

400

Coffee filters & cotton mainly remove these from the water. What are they? 


sediment/solids

400

What is the competition that the robotics team participates in?


FTC

500


What are the three types of 3D printing we learned on Wednesday?


SLA, SLS, FDM

500

You changed the amt of sunlight a plant gets. What is the variable that you changed?

The independent variable

500

What is the atomic number of hydrogen


1

500

What two things were used to simulate dirty water in yesterdays experiment


Plastic and coffee grounds

500

What type of wheels are able to move a robot forward, sideways, and diagonally?


Mecanum Wheels