Science Challenge

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Science Challenge!

• Mrs. Williams

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Science and Technology Game

• This game helps you identify
• different technologies
• the affect technology has had on our lives
• Choose a picture.
• Decide which area has been most affected by the
  technology it represents.
• Your choices are
• Manufacturing Transportation
• Communication Agriculture
• Nutrition Healthcare
• Once you have made your decision, click on the
  image and see if your answer is correct.

Page 2 Rules
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Science and Technology Game

• Correct picture identification is worth 1 point.
• Challenge questions are worth more points, which
  are shown on their slides.
• Team play
• If you miss a picture, it is still open for other
  teams to choose and answer.
• You must pay attention to which pictures have
  been chosen. If you choose a picture that has
  already been picked and identified correctly, you
  lose 1 point.
• Teacher will keep score, or choose a score
  keeper.
• We will play until we reach 20 points, or teacher
  ends game, whichever comes first.
• We will learn and work well together as we play
  the game.
• Trash talking and bad sportsmanship will result
  in loss of
• 3 points
• Game privileges

Sample Question
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Game
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Sample Question

• Skateboarding

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Entertainment 4 points

• When your mother tells you to turn down the radio
  she is asking you to
• A. Lower the frequency of the sound wave
• B. Raise the frequency of the sound wave
• C. Raise the amplitude of the sound wave
• D. Lower the amplitude of the sound wave

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Assembly Line
Windmill
Adapted Sports
Television News
Pesticide
Intravenous Medicine
iPod
Asthma Inhaler
Bottling Machine
Food Labels
Factory pollution
Rules
Food Science
Exercise Science
Harvesting Machine
Seedless Watermelon
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Band-Aid
Deforestation
Crop Dusting
Fortified Bread
Motorcycle
Sky Diving
Electric Guitar
Space Shuttle
Products made in America
Weight Scale
Farm Machinery
Email
Highways
Rules
Auto Plant
Blood Sugar Meter
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Car
Television
WWE
Profit from Factories
Ambulance
Combine
Factory
Hospital
Reaper
Rules
Packaging Plant
Freight Ships
Train
Air Pollution
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Electric Cars
Chat Room
Vitamins
Freight Trucks
Computer Networking
Telephone Tower
Movies
Sports Television
Tearless Onions
Air Mail
Rowing Machine
Rules
Saturday Morning Cartoons
Hormones in Farm animal food
Forklift
Laser Surgery
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Careflight
Satellite
Bigger Vegetables
Lunch break
Microbe Science
Boxes of Product
Surfing the Net
Molecular Gastronomy
Casts
Welding
Grain Truck
Harvesting acreage
Karaoke Machine
Canning Paint
Rules
CDs
Cell Phone
Treadmill
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Amusement Parks
Fast Food
Scooter
Industrial Ovens
Sports Arena
Super Grocery Store
Time Clock
Assembly Line
Tangelo
Robotics
Shipping Planes
Manufactured Homes
Rules
Radio
Fuel Tanker
Solar Powered Car
Electrocardiogram
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• Manufacturing

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• Communication

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• Transportation

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• Nutrition

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• Healthcare

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• Entertainment

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• Agriculture

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Manufacturing! Challenge 4 points
A forklift is moving through a factory. Here is a
graph of the movement. The graph shows velocity
(v), (which is measured in meters per
second) over time (t) (which is measured in
seconds).
According to the graph of v vs. t below,
what was the initial velocity of the cart?
                                         
(beginning speed) A. 0.0 m/s B. 0.5 m/s C.
1.0 m/s D. 1.5 m/s
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Manufacturing Negative Affects 3 points

• If construction of a new factory removes
  grassland, what will be the initial effect on the
  populations of hawks and rabbits?
• A. The populations of hawks and rabbits will
  decrease.
• B. The populations of hawks and rabbits will
  increase.
• C. The population of hawks will increase. The
  population of rabbits will decrease.
• D. The population of hawks will decrease. The
  population of rabbits will increase.

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Nutrition 3 points

• The image below shows a small bean sprout.
• What does this sprout need to grow into a healthy
  plant?              
• A. Fertilizer only
• B. Water only
• C. Light only
• D. Light and water

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Nutrition 4 points

• Changes in the Earths temperature would affect
  the way we grow food.
• Some scientists believe that deforestation and
  burning fossil fuels could be affecting our
  Earths temperature through a process called the
  Greenhouse Effect.
• Which of the following events could increase
  Earth's temperature?
• A. a decrease in the relative percent of
  greenhouse gases
• B. planting more trees
• C. widespread removal of tropical forests
• D. a reduction in the use of fossil fuels

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Agriculture 4 points

• Sunlight is necessary for plants to grow.
• Over the course of a year, the position of the
  Sun and Earth change, giving us seasons.
• Before modern technology, people had to wait for
  their growing season to get certain foods.

What season is it in the northern hemisphere in
the diagram below? A. spring B. summer C. fall
D. winter
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Agriculture 3 points

• A student wants to determine the effect of soil
  type on plant growth.
• He sets up three pots as shown below. How could
  this experiment be improved?
• A. All three pots should have the same kind of
  soil.
• B. All three pots should have the same kind of
  seed, the same amount of light, and the same
  amount of water.
• C. The three pots should have different amounts
  of water.
• D. There is nothing wrong with this experiment.

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Transportation 4 points

• Based on the setup below, which of the following
  statements is true?
• (Assume the car starts at rest and there is no
  friction.)
• A. The car will easily smash the egg.
• B. The car will just barely crack the egg.
• C. The car will touch the egg but won't break it.
  
• D. The car will never reach the egg.

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Transportation 3 points
The greater the radius of the wheel, the less
effort it takes to turn. A wrench and bolt
combination is comparable to a wheel. Answer this
question   A mechanic is trying to loosen a bolt
with a wrench, but it is stuck. What could the
mechanic do to make it easier to loosen the bolt?
(Hint This is a wheel and axle situation.)
A. Use a heavier wrench. B. Use a lighter
wrench. C. Use a longer wrench. D. Use a
shorter wrench
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Entertainment 3 points

• Light bulbs are used in many forms of
  entertainment.
• Without electricity, many new technologies would
  not be possible.
• What will happen when a light bulb is removed
  from the circuit below, leaving a gap?
• A. The remaining light bulbs will go out.
• B. The remaining light bulbs will dim.
• C. The brightness of the remaining light bulbs
  will not change.
• D. The remaining light bulbs will brighten.

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Entertainment 4 points

• The pitcher shown below drops a ball. Which arrow
  shows the direction the ball will travel?
• A. Arrow A
• B. Arrow B
• C. Arrow C
• D. Arrow D

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Healthcare 3 points

• Based on the image below, what should the person
  do?
• A. Start exercising.
• B. Start sweating.
• C. Remove clothing.
• D. All of the above.

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Healthcare 4 points

• What dosage schedule is represented by the graph
  below?
• A. One pill every hour.
• B. One pill every 3 hours.
• C. One pill every 5 hours.
• D. One pill every 7 hours.

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Communication 4 points

• Many forms of technology have both beneficial and
  harmful effects.
• Identify a recent form of technology in
  communication.
• Explain one beneficial effect.
• Explain one harmful effect.
• After teacher checks answers, click below

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Communication 3 points

• What does WWW stand for?
• A. World Wide Wrestling
• B. World War Won
• C. World Wide Web
• D. Whole Wide World

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Transportation Energy Conservation 4 points

• Which of these objects converts light to chemical
  energy?
• A. ethanol plant
• B. light bulb
• C. corn
• D. solar cell

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TransportationEnergy Conservation 4 points

•  What source of energy causes winds to blow
  around the Earth?
• A. windmills
• B. the Sun
• C. the ocean
• D. a chicken

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ManufacturingEnergy Conservation 4 points

• What do wind turbines, hydroelectric dams, and
  ethanol plants have in common?
• A. All produce electrical current without
  pollution.
• B. All use generators to produce electrical
  current.
• C. All convert gravitational energy to electrical
  current.
• D. All convert thermal energy to electrical
  current.

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