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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is biomimicry?
The science of learning from nature to solve problems.
The science of watching birds.
Reading about science.
The science of watching ocean animals.
- 2. Multiple Choice
What problem did the King Fisher Bird help scientist solve?
how to fly an airplane
how to move a train through a tunnel quietly
how to build a home
how to swim fast
- 3. Multiple Choice
What problem did a shark help scientists solve?
how to eat a lot of food
how to fly
how to swim faster
how to make a train go fast
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat inspired this train?BirdCatFishLeaf
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat inspired these sticky shoes?LizardTree SapAntGoat
- 6. Multiple Choice
What problem did a burr help scientist to solve?
growing tall like a plant
making things stick together like Velcro
making people swim faster
making a helmet with soft cushions inside
- 7. Multiple Choice
Examples of biomimicry are:
Sun--sunflowers
Beetles--water collection nets
Birds--high speed trains
Rainbow--sunglasses
- 8. Multiple Choice
The term biomimicry comes from the Greek words bios, meaning life, and mimesis, meaning what?
Mimosa
Memory
Solution
To imitate
- 9. Multiple Choice
Why do we look at existing products when designing?
To copy ideas
To make sure we dont replicate an idea
To inspire new ideas
To learn from the mistakes or faults of previous designs
- 10. Multiple Choice
Swimwear was influenced by the skin of:
whales
humans
sharks
dolphins
- 11. Multiple Choice
The rough patterns on a shark's skin allows it to swim:
evenly
slower
faster
from side to side
- 12. Multiple Choice
Shark skin doesn't allow:
fungi to form
bacteria to grow on it
salt to build up on it
- 13. Multiple Choice
To protect the eyes of astronauts scientists studied:
the sun
owls
eagles and falcons
chickens and roosters
- 14. Multiple Choice
Mercedes-Benz developed a car based on the shape of a:
eagle
shark
boxfish
falcon
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe original or model on which something is based or formed.PatentPrototypeInspirationScale model
- 16. Multiple ChoiceA change or alteration, usually to make something work betterModificationsPrototypeBlueprintInspiration
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not a example of biomimicry
Using the design of a rattlesnake's rattle to make an alarm
Using a gecko's foot to be able to climb up walls
Copying a bird's wings to make an airplane
Using a bears fur for a rug
- 18. Multiple Choice
Limitations or challenges
criteria
constraints
trade-off
prototype
- 19. Multiple Choice
What is the First Step of the Engineering Design Process?
Testing Solutions
Designing Solutions
Identifying the Problem
Planning Solutions
- 20. Multiple ChoiceAn engineer has designed and built a prototype to improve the brake system of a car. What is the next step that the engineer should take in the process?Test the prototype.Make sketches of the prototype.Identify constraints.Collect and analyze the test results.
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a model that allows you to test your design?
solution
design
prototype
failure point
- 22. Multiple Choice
What is the main goal of the design process?
To write reports
To make things
To make charts and graphs
To find solutions to problems
- 23. Multiple Choice
Why do engineers follow the design process?
To find solutions to real life problems
To understand how Earth formed
To practice making measurements
To use the same solution for every problem
- 24. Multiple Choice
Engineers ________________
use science and math
don't use technology
don't use science and math
only use science
- 25. Multiple Choice
What might be a constraint if you had to build an airplane to get you to California by Thanksgiving?
oxygen
water
time
food
- 26. Multiple Choice
You begin to create a prototype of your design only to find that your solution isn't working at all. What should you do?
Add more tape
Go back to an earlier stage and choose another solution
Blame your partner
Keep going and hope it will be ok
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhich step might be included when developing solutions?Listing criteria and constraintsDrawing modelsTesting a prototypeDefining the problem
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhich step might be included when optimizing a design solution?Drawing modelsTesting a prototypeAnalyzing dataAll of the above
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhat could be used to help decide on the best design solution?CriteriaConstraintsCostAll of the above
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhat would a limited amount of time to complete a project be considered?CriteriaConstraintCostAll of the above
- 31. Multiple Choice
What is the independent variable in the scientific question?
What effect does studying with music have on student test scores?
student test scores
studying with music
- 32. Multiple Choice
What is the dependent variable in the scientific question?
Does the amount of light a plant receives affect plant growth?
amount of light a plant receives
plant growth
- 33. Multiple Choice
What is the dependent variable in the scientific question?
How does changing food color affect the amount of food fish eat?
food color
amount of food fish eat
- 34. Multiple Choice
What is the independent variable in the scientific question?
If I change the amount of chocolate I give to teachers, will it affect the amount of homework teachers assign?
amount of homework teachers assign
amount of chocolate teachers receive
- 35. Multiple Choice
Which question is written correctly?
IV - calcium
DV - bone strenth
Does bone strength have an effect on the amount of calcium a person receives?
Does the amount of calcium a person receives affect his/her bone strength?
- 36. Multiple Choice
Which question is written correctly?
IV - temperature
DV - radish germination
If I increase the temperature, will it have an effect on radish germination?
Will radish germination have an effect on the temperature?
- 37. Multiple Choice
Which question is written correctly?
IV - acid rain
DV - fish population
What is the effect of the fish population on the amount of acid rain in the water?
How does acid rain in the water affect the fish population?
- 38. Multiple Choice
Is this question testable or non testable?
Does the air pressure in a classroom change during different times of the day?
Testable
Non Testable
- 39. Multiple Choice
Is this question testable or non testable?
How does eliminating half of the butter in a chocolate chip cookie recipe affect the cookie's height?
Testable
Non Testable
- 40. Multiple Choice
Is this question testable or non testable?
What kind of paper makes the best paper airplane?
Testable
Non Testable
- 41. Multiple Choice
Is this question testable or non testable?
Does changing the length of the paper airplane's wingspan affect the length of the paper airplane's flight?
Testable
Non Testable
- 42. Multiple Choice
Is this question testable or non testable?
If I change the type of surface a ball rolls on, will it affect the distance the ball travels?
Testable
Non Testable
- 43. Multiple Choice
Is this question testable or non testable?
What type of birds are commonly found in Missouri?
Testable
Non Testable
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