Lesson 2: Graphic expression

Go to the following link
Technical drawing
You will find a presentation about Technical drawing tools / Materials.
Click Start to begin the test:
Type in a message the rigth answer to each question and send me an email with them (Formulario de contacto)

Technologies timeline

Connect to this page in the internet:

http://www.datesandevents.org/events-timelines/12-technology-timeline.htm
Answer these questions:

• When did they invent the first known calculator?
• Where did they invent the suspension bridges?
• Who invented the microscope? When?
• Vaccunation was a breaktrouh in medicine. When was it invented? Who did it?
• When was electric motor invented?
• In which two centuries have more inventions happened?

Electricity

Connect to this link. Read the article and answer

• What is electricity?
• What do we mean when we say that electricity is an energy carrier?
• Give several examples on how electricity has changed our lifes

Electricity for kids 

Introduction to electronics

Watch this video and answer

• Who were the inventors of the transistor?
• What is the importance of this invention?
• In Silicon's valley, there is a remarable building. Which is its adress?
•  Why is this adress important for?
• Where the iventors of the transistor awarded? How?

Mechanisms in real life

You have studied 3 general kind of mechanisms (simple, trnsmission and transforming) and several cases of each one (such as lever, pulley, gears). Find one example of these (i.e. of the lever) in the real life and add a comment about what it is used for and where you found it

Lesson 4: Machines : Identify mechanisms

Go to the following link: 

http://www.technologystudent.com/cams/mecstr1.htm 

Print and complete the exercise, identifying the mechanisms or either write the answers in "Formulario de contacto" and send them (don´t forget your name)

Electricity

Conect to the link and read the article (They are several pages). Then answer to these questions:

http://science.howstuffworks.com/electricity.htm

• Give two examples of electricity in nature
• Explain where electricity takes place in our bodies
• Did ancient people know something related to electricity?
• What did Thales of Miletus experiments consist of'
• What does Culomb's law state?
• Explain the relationship between the atomic composition and electricity

Read the article about graphene and answer these questions:

• What is graphene?
• What is graphene composed of?
• Which is the structure of graphene?
• What are the main properties of high quality graphene?
• Which are the main applications of graphene
• Give a short explanation about the different ways to produce graphene

Wikipedia: Graphene

megaestructures: Antonov AN 225

Video inglés Megaestructures: Antonov AN 225
Watch the video about Antonov An-225 and answer:

• Which are the dimensions of the aircraft?
• Which other plane is it based on?
• Which purpose was the plane made for?
• When was it built?
• Who was Olev Antonov?

presentation lesson 6: electricity