PLTW Activity 1.1a & 1.1b

What is an intern?

• A student or trainee who works in a support role at a company, performing assigned tasks while learning important skills and gaining work experience. 

• A manager

• Someone who tutors other people and shares their skills with those who don't understand how to do them yet.

• A teacher

A mechanical engineer does which of the following?

• responsible for the design, development, and testing of machines and mechanical devices

• responsible for designing, developing, testing, and overseeing the production of electrical systems, devices, and technologies

• a computer science professional who designs, builds, tests, and maintains software applications

A software engineer does which of the following?

• responsible for the design, development, and testing of machines and mechanical devices

• responsible for designing, developing, testing, and overseeing the production of electrical systems, devices, and technologies

• a computer science professional who designs, builds, tests, and maintains software applications

An electrical engineer does which of the following?

• responsible for the design, development, and testing of machines and mechanical devices

• responsible for designing, developing, testing, and overseeing the production of electrical systems, devices, and technologies

• a computer science professional who designs, builds, tests, and maintains software applications

This week you learned how to build a simple gear train.

• True

• False

The hand crank is the ______ tool for the gear.

• input

• output

The red gear set from Vex Robotics is called...

• EXP

• EXP Blended

• V5

• FLL

Use the image to select the input gear.

• A

• B

• C

Use the image to select the output gear.

• A

• B

• C

Use the image to select the idler gear.

• A

• B

• C