UNIT 1

​Date: August 21st, 2024
Session: 2
Purpose: Unit 1: What is the design process?

Multiple Choice

What is science?

• Science is a form of art
• Science is based on superstitions
• Science is all about learning about the world we live in.

• Science is a belief system

Multiple Choice

What do they want to use the patch of land at school?

• For a new swimming pool
• To build a parking lot
• to make a small greenhouse

Multiple Choice

What is the problem with making the small greenhouse in the patch of land at school?

• Lack of proper drainage
• Inadequate space for growth and low sunlight

• must fill buckets carry them to the greenhouse

Multiple Choice

What is a Prototype?

• A type of computer software
• A popular brand of smartphones
• A working model of a new or existing product

Multiple Select

What did they use to make the prototype?

• a wooden stick scissors

• a large empty plastic water bottle

• stiff paper or cardboard

• tape

• a bowl of cereal.

Reorder

Reorder the following steps they followed to make the prototype.

• Cut the top and bottom off the bottle, then use it to trace a cardboard circle.

• Cut out the circle from cardboard, making it slightly smaller than the bottle.

• Punch a small hole in the center of each cardboard circle for the wooden stick.

• Slide the circles onto the stick, ensuring they are evenly spaced along it.

• Tape the circles together to form a spiral, then carefully insert it into the bottle.

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5

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• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

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Multiple Choice

Technology is....

• A form of art
• Application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes.
• A type of food
• A type of animal

Multiple Choice

Machines are...

• Humans that can perform tasks automatically
• Devices that can perform tasks automatically or with minimal human intervention.
• Plants that can perform tasks with minimal human intervention
• Animals that can perform tasks automatically

Multiple Choice

Research is...

• Systematic investigation to establish facts, solve problems, prove theories, or develop ideas.
• Asking a friend for their opinion
• Randomly guessing without any basis
• Reading a single article on the topic

Multiple Choice

Engineers are...

• Problem solvers who design and build to improve society
• Pilots who fly airplanes
• Chefs who cook meals
• Artists who paint pictures

Multiple Choice

Design process is..

• a random sequence of actions
• a single step process
• a chaotic and disorganized approach
• a series of steps to create a solution to a problem or meet a need

Multiple Select

Select the objects that are a type of technology. Then, in pairs, discuss your reasons.

• leaf

• sheet of paper

• hammer

• nail

• tree/apple

Categorize

Options (16)

Typewriter

Book

Chair

Pen

Desk

Backpack

Plant

Painting

Laptop

Smartphone

Tablet

Smartwatch

Drone

Virtual Reality Headset

Wireless Earbuds

Gaming Console

Organize these items of technology that you use in daily life. Then write THE CHART IN YOUR NOTEBOOK!

Technology items

Not technology items

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Exercise 4: Questions 1-2-3 in NOTEBOOK.