Sectors of Technology

Welcome to the Sectors of Technology…

Here, you will learn about the way in which technology influence our daily life as you work through examples of each! Students… Click spacebar twice to begin.

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Student Direction

-After clicking forward to the next screen labeled Sectors of Technology, you will notice that the yellow section lists the sectors while the blue shows examples.

-You are to work through each example marking off each as you move forward.

-Make sure to read the given article because you must get a question correct before moving on to the next.

-Once you have worked through the sectors and their example, you are to choose one and write a summary on the topic.

Telephones Automobile Assembly Line

SkyscraperX-ray

Internet Boats Factories ArenasGenetic Research

Email Trains CNC Mill TunnelsFood

Radio Aircraft Robotic Automation

BridgesMedicine

COMMUNICATION TRANSPORTATION MANUFACTURING CONSTRUCTIONBIO-RELATED

CommunicationTelephones

Have you ever wondered why a telephone rings and then when you pick it up you can hear someone?

QUESTION

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Q: What device blocks the sound delay of your voice while on the phone?

Sound tackler

Duplex coil

Frequency blocker

Coil tone

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Communication Radio

When your driving in your car do you ever wonder what allows you to hear your favorite band?

QUESTION

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Q: What is the frequency where little reflection or refraction occurs because of atmospheric conditions?

60 - 70 MHz

85.3 - 90 MHz

12 – 15 MHz

1 - 2.3 MHz

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Communication Email

Who invented email and what was is purpose?

QUESTION

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Q: What symbol is used for designation of remote mailboxes?

.com

www.

http://

@

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Communication Internet

How does the Internet infrastructure work with my data when I connect?

QUESTION

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Q: What is the name of the place for local users to access the company's network, using a local phone number or dedicated line?

Point of Presence

Hypertext Protocol

Network Access Point

Router Point

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Transportation Automobile

Have you ever wondered how a hybrid car actually operates?

QUESTION

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Q: What type of hybrid does not use the gasoline engine to directly power the car?

Parallel hybrid

Power electric drive

Series hybrid

Standard hybrid drive

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Transportation Aircraft

Planes are flown all around the world…But what is the history of the now famous unmanned aircraft?

QUESTION

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Q: What was the name of the first missile fired from the Predator?

AGM-114 Hellfire anti-tank missile

AGM-110 Earthfire air to air

Super mega ray gun rocket

AGM-115 Death star missile

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Transportation Trains

How do maglev trains operate at such high speeds?

QUESTION

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Q: The magnetized coil that guides the train along the track is called?

Magcoils

Levway

Trackcenter

Guideway

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Transportation Boats

Why does a heavy ship not sink in the ocean?

QUESTION

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Q: How tall must the sides of a boat be so that it does not sink?

Steel is stronger than water

Taller than the height of the water it displaces

Shorter sides prevent water from slipping over

Sharp edges move water away from sides

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ManufacturingAssembly Line

How does an assembly line speed the process of making automobiles?

QUESTION

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Q: How many design changes did the Model T have before the last one rolled off the assembly line in 1927?

Two

None

One

Thirty-three

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Manufacturing Robotic Automation

Why are robots do human like in movement?

QUESTION

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Q: Many robots use what to keep their balance?

Gyroscope

Centerscope

Electogears

Lots of wheels

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Manufacturing CNC Mill

What does a CNC mill do?

QUESTION

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Q: CNC mills are often used to do what two functions?

Cut

Rip and tear

Dance

Drilling and turning

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Manufacturing Factories

Why is it better to use factories to produce items?

QUESTION

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Q: Cartwright's power machine ended the careers of what group?

Rocket engineers

Weavers

Chimney sweepers

Carpenters

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Bio-Related X-ray

Why can you see your bones in an X-ray?

QUESTION

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Q: What material is often used in X-rays?

Fiberglass

Mud

Chrome

Tungsten

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Bio-Related Medicine

Why would you take a pill rather than having a shot?

QUESTION

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Q: Pills and capsules are absorbed by what items in the body?

Brain

Large intestine

Stomach lining and small intestine

Esophagus

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Bio-Related Food

How do soldiers still manage to get a good meal?

QUESTION

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Q: How do MREs stay fresh?

Sealed in pouch

Brought in Styrofoam

Comes in big freezer

Eaten within 24hours

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Bio-Related Genetic Research

What type of research is going on in genetics?

QUESTION

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Q: VetGen does this service for pet breeders?

Animal tooth extensions

Speed increasers

Command listening training

Disease and trait detection services

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Construction Skyscraper

Why do we build those huge skyscrapers?

QUESTION

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Q: What is the main obstacle in getting a building to stand?

Gravity

Wind

People

Birds

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Construction Bridges

Why did the human build a bridge to cross the river?

QUESTION

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Q: What material contributes to the cooling of a bridge?

Plastic

Oil

Dirt

Steel

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Construction Tunnels

Why do we tunnel through just about everything?

QUESTION

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Q: What is another term for a tunnel?

Overpass

Digouts

Runarounds

Underpass

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Construction Arenas

Do you know how those expensive domes are built?

QUESTION

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Q: According to statistics, what city has the largest percent of hotel taxes going to new sport arenas?

New Orleans

Atlanta

Chicago

New York

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Open-Ended Project – Sectors of TechnologyLesson Plan, Implementation Results, and Photo Documentation

Lesson Objective:At the end of the Sectors of Technology lesson, the student will be able to list and know examples of the different sectors of technology.Lesson Prerequisites:The student can have little to no experience with the sectors of technology. However, it would be a good idea to explain and define technology before starting lesson.Materials and Resources:-Working Windows computer with internet access-Microsoft PowerPoint-Paper (notes and review) and pencil-Printout of main page to check off (printer)-Sectors of Technology fileLesson Strategies:In this lesson, students are going to work through the sectors of technology and their perspective examples. The lesson involves reading and writing. Students are to check off print out of main page as they work their way from start to finish. When students finish reading articles on subject, they will be asked a question before they are allowed to move forward. Students then my choose the next subject and article to move forward. Each student should take notes on the selected article to help with future achievement. After finishing, they should write a review of the article of their choosing that they read.Evaluation Plan:The assessment plan is made up of three parts as viewed on the teacher evaluation page. The parts include: participation, article summary, and notes. Several days after the lesson, students are tested on their knowledge of the sectors based on this lesson and the textbook and scored.

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