WorksheetsResponsible Design and Use of Materials
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which is NOT a team role in our class
Team Manager
Supplies Manager
Model Tester/Presenter
Director of Building
What is NOT the correct way to use glue?
Open up the top and pour it all out; it doesn't matter if it gets on the table
Use few dots, replace cover and clean up spills
If you get glue on the table, clean it up.
"Just a dot of glue will do"
What is the procedure for using materials in short supply, like foam and Velcro?
Cut a large piece first and then see how much you need
Take what you think you need and throw the rest in the garbage
Use something else instead
Take measurements and know exactly how much you need before you cut
What should you NOT do when your team is working together?
Share ideas with team members
Sit in a seat with your team
Ask how you can help team members
Run around the room or throw things at a team member
If you do not know what you should be doing, you can . . .
(there are 3 correct answers)
Ask someone at your table
Get out of your seat and yell to someone in another team
Look in your engineering notebook for ideas
Ask a teacher
If you do not know what you should be doing, you should NOT
(there are 3 correct answers)
Chase a classmate around the room
Ask a team member how you can help
Go over to another team's table and interrupt their work
Insult a classmate in a loud voice
What is wrong with this picture?
The pencils are broken and a waste of resources.
The pencils are on the floor.
It is unsafe to have broken pencils in the classroom.
All of these answers
Which 2 materials can make scissors become dull more quickly?
cardboard
plastic
felt
paper
Why should you NOT bend the rulers?
It will annoy Ms. Ohring
They will break
They are used for measuring, not bending
All 3 are correct
What is WRONG with this picture?
(Choose 2 answers)
The rulers are broken.
Rulers are for measuring
Someone was not using these tools appropriately
They are different colors
What is this item?
(Choose 2 answers)
A piece of felt that someone dropped on the floor and stepped on
A material that was wasted
A piece of Velcro
A dial caliper
This item was found on the floor at the end of class.
What does it demonstrate?
A student was working hard on their design.
The team is working together well.
Someone is wasting materials.
Students are being responsible with materials.
How many linking cubes are in each column?
5
8
10
12
What does this picture illustrate?
The way linking cubes should be stacked at the end of class
An orthosis
An isometric sketch
A thumbnail sketch
Why is it important to take care of the materials in the PLTW classroom? Please list at least 3 reasons.
