| Vocabulary |
| #1 |
What is technology? |
The knowledge, process, and products that solve problems and make work easier. |
| #2 |
What is the set of steps for developing products and processes that solve problems called? |
design process |
| #3 |
What is a fully working product that uses a design process called? |
prototype |
| #4 |
What sends location data from satellites orbiting Earth called? |
GPS - Global Positioning System (helps with directions) |
| #5 |
What two things does technology help us do? |
1 - solve problems 2 - make work easier |
| Design Process |
| #1 |
In which step should you talk to other inventors and read about the experiments of other inventors? |
Do Research |
| #2 |
After you build a prototype, what step is next? |
Test the Prototype |
| #3 |
In the research process, what four things do you use to do research? |
Internet, encyclopedias, informational books, and interviewing experts |
| #4 |
On the final step of the design process, you may need to redesign your product and do what else? |
Go through the design process again |
| #5 |
What are the 8 steps of the design process? |
1 - Identify the Problem, 2 - Do Research, 3 - Develop Possible Solutions, 4 - Choose one Solution, 5 - Design & Construct a Prototype, 6 - Test the Prototype, 7 - Communicate Results, 8 - Evaluate and Redesign |
| Examples of Technology and Design |
| #1 |
What are some advantages of electric, diesel, and magnetic levitation trains? |
Safer, faster, and can carry more people |
| #2 |
What are some disadvantages of steam trains? |
Slower, has a boiler that might explode due to the sudden release of steam |
| #3 |
What do all trains have in common? |
They move people and goods from place to place; technology of transportation |
| #4 |
Satellites orbiting Earth help send data to a what? |
GPS |
| #5 |
What are some examples of transportation technology? |
Cars, trucks, trains, airplanes, motorcycles, boats, ships |
| Examples of Technology and Design |
| #1 |
What example of transportation technology does the school use for field trips? |
Buses |
| #2 |
What example of transportation technology allows us to get to far away places quickly? |
Airplanes |
| #3 |
Technology of a refrigerator helps us do what? |
Keeps food cold, fresh, and from spoiling |
| #4 |
What technology heats food and drinks in seconds? |
Microwave |
| #5 |
A car has many different and new technologies built into it. What helps improve a car's safety? |
GPS, rear-view camera, car mirrors, sound/computerized voices signaling that someone or something is there |
