| Title | Instructions / Description | Sample Puzzle Hints | Difficulty |
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| Cybersecurity | How much trust?. Valuable even when it's at rest. The puzzle sponsor shields you from it. Identity, falsified. Our kind doesn't rain. | Hard |
| Safety on the Internet | a person you don't know. transferring information on computer. opposite of kind. opposite of dangerous. computer. | Easy |
| Hardware | Fill in the spaces with the correct vocab. words. | a high-capacity, self-contained storage device containing a read-write mechanism plus one or more hard disks.. a computer is a piece of hardware that carries out the instructions of a computer program.. is a common type of network cable used with wired networks.. a device or substance for absorbing excessive or unwanted heat.. is a clock frequency, also known as a clock rate or clock speed, representing a cycle of time.. | Big |
| Electricity | The amount of work to be done to move a charge from one point to another along an electric circuit.. A device that changes electrical energy into mechanical energy.. A closed electrical circuit in which the current is divided into two or more paths and then returns via a common path to complete the circuit.. A circuit in which all parts are connected end to end to provide a single path of current.. A buildup of charges on an object.. | Hard |
| Leonardo Da Vinci's Inventions | I can't really fly, but I look cool!. vroom vroom! I'm the VERY first car!. pew pew! I have two names! guess my easiest one!. Don't worry, I'm only meant to scare people away! I don't hurt you!. I measure no, not inches or centimeters, silly. | Hard |
| Ideas and Innovations | Karl Benz is credited with developing the first recognizable one of these in 1886.. Two American brothers are credited with designing the first operational one of these in 1903.. This was initially invented in the late 1960s in California, but was not massively used until the 1990s.. This was invented by a Scottish man living in the USA in 1876.. Thomas Edison is credited with designing this in 1879.. | Big |
| Simple Machines | An object that connects two wheels. The strength of a push or pull. A circular frame or disk arranged to revolve around and axle. A surface where one side is higher than the other. An object that can be used to cut things in half. | Big |
| Aperture and Shutter Priority Modes | Read the article to get the answers | Any change in one element of the exposure _______________ will affect the other two.. Use this if you take a picture with shutter speed is longer than 1/60. Changes in aperture result in biggest impact of ___________________. Occurs when a photographer uses a slow shutter speed to capture motion. Av (A) and Tv (S) are both ___________ modes. You have some control over and the camera compensates.. | Big |
| Charging Systems | A part of a machine that bears friction, especially between a rotating part and its housing.. Three copper wire windings on an a laminated metal core.. An electromagnetic switch that uses a movable core. . Constructed of semiconductor material and operate as a one way electrical check valve that allows current to flow in only direction.. Creates the magnetic field of the generator and produces current.. | Big |
| Communications, Networks and the Internet | a WAN can connect networks across a large _____________ area, such as a city or country. . to access the Internet you need to subscribe to an _________. . Data ___________ channels carry the data from one location to another and can be classified according to bandwidth. . Bluetooth has a much slower data transfer rate than ______ and a much shorter range.. refers to data transmission using ADSL and cable. . | Hard |
| Telescopes | Communicates with spacecraft. Makes an object appear closer. Tells us about future and past. Uses concave mirror. Can see. Seven times further than our eyes. | Older Children |
| Sewing Machine Parts & Functions | Raises/lowers presser foot. Programs the machine to sew letters, numbers and words. provides tension on the thread while winding the bobbin. Holds the top spool of thread. Pulls thread from the spool as it moves up and down.. | Hard |
| Computer | Space are included. | a video camera that inputs to a computer connected to the Internet, so that its images can be viewed by Internet users.. is the brains of the computer where most calculations take place.. o move a cursor on a computer screen.. is one of the two chips in the core logic chipset architecture on a PC motherboard, the other being the southbridge.. a printed circuit board containing the principal components of a computer or other device, with connectors into which other circuit boards can be slotted.. | Hard |
| Tech | Music streaming app. Sports streaming app. Private mast in your own home. Google's OS. Calling on 4G. | Big |
| Computer Technology | A piece of computer information made up of eight bits. A program that allows you to change settings in a program or change settings in a program or change the way a a computer looks and/or behaves. A program in which you do your work. Central Processing Unit. The processing chip that is the 'brain' of a computer. A printed circuit board that adds some feature to a computer. | Big |
| Windmill | Elevates the housing and blades of the ground. First country to design and build a windmill.. Rotation of the blades. The first windmill design had a ___________ axis. Aligns the turbine in the direction of the wind. | Hard |
| Digital Literacy | Complete the crossword using the vocabulary word bank | when companies collect information about you based on your online behavior. a graphic image that represents a person online anonymous: without a name or other information that identifies who you are. an image and personality that you show to others. to improve a photo by adding or changing small details. a popular belief about a group of people, based on assumptions that are often false. | Hard |
| Computer Terms | a feature or defect of a computer system that allows surreptitious unauthorized access to data.. forgery of an email header so that the message appears to have originated from someone or somewhere other than the actual source.. a person who uses existing computer scripts or code to hack into computers, lacking the expertise to write their own.. a network of private computers infected with malicious software and controlled as a group without the owners' knowledge, e.g., to send spam messages.. is a crime involving an attack or threat of attack coupled with a demand for money to avert or stop the attack.. | Big |
| Small Engines | Gasoline is what form of energy.. Gasoline engine is an internal _____________ engine. Keeps all other components in line.. Shape of piston used in loop scavenging.. Where the piston connects with the crankshaft.. | Hard |
| Computer Need to Knows | Match Words with Sentences | where you hands need to start on the keyboard is called the _______. the top part of the computer we see out of. we use it to click on things. put it on our heads to hear noises. technology device we get on everyday in computer class. | Older Children |
| Robotics | World's firsg actual humanoid robot. He is famous for creating a wooden beetle capable of flying. Robotic vacuum cleaner release in 2002. First industrial robot with six electromechanically driven axes. The one who took the Golden Fleece. | Hard |
| Flight: Gliders to Jets | to turn around and around. to move through the air. again. to move something up and down. at or near the beginning. | Big |
| Tracfone | Simple Mbile and Telcel love this network. Data runs out so you must put an add-on. You can purchase this portable network for wi-fi on the go. App to locate networks to save on your data . You won't have to worry about monthly bills. | Big |
| Google Sheets | a predefined formula that performs calculations using specific values in a particular order. an equation that calculates a new value from values currently in a worksheet. a row is a group of cells that run horizontally from side-to-side. a group or block of cells in a worksheet that have been selected or highlighted. this function displays the highest cell value included in the argument. | Big |
| Essential Characteristics and Branches of Robotics | A robot needs some kind of 'smarts.' This is where programming is necessary.. Is also known as biomimetic, biognosis, biomimicry, or bionical creativity engineering is the application of biological methods and systems found in nature.. Is the study of giving an illusion of being at a place without being there physically.. It is generally defined as the study and design of intelligent agents, where an intelligent agent is a system that tries to maximize its chances of success by taking into account its environment.. The robot must be able to sense its surroundings. . | Hard |
| Computer | Representation of desktop . Change an existing file. Program that allows using internet . Stands for internet service provider . Move object by holding. | Hard |
| History of Robotics | The world’s first actual robot, operated through the telephone system.. Famous for creating a wooden beetle capable of flying. A physicist and inventor from Ptolemaic Egypt.. A robotic vacuum cleaner, was firt released in 2002 by the company iRobot. . Greek mathematician that postulated a mechanical bird he called “The Pigeon” which was propelled by a steam.. | Very Difficult |
| Internet Saftey | Be careful of ....... theives. Whats does the S stand for in SMART. Be carefull when ...... Dont tell anyone your.... What do you do if the email is from someone you don't know. | Big |
| Futurama | General Knowledge | Planet express' physicist. Captain doop's assistant. Leela's pet. Fry's superhero alter-ego (two words). Planet express' janitor. | Big |
| Utility software | destroys viruses that could corrupt your computer. can be grouped into three different categories. protects your computer. a virus that pretends to be useful . allows people to view your data. | Adult |
| Clarence Birdseye | The first machine the Clarence Birdseye create.. The thing that could broken the cells.. The hotel that Clarence Birdseye dead.. The name of two Company become one.. The place that where Clarence Birdseye move his Company to.. | Older Children |
| Lenses and Mirrors | The change of direction in a wave as it changes speed by moving from one medium to another.. The point where light rays parallel to the optical axis converge after being reflected by a mirror or refracted by a lens.. One of the many cells in the retina of the eye that responds to colors. A lens that is thicker in the edges than in the middle. A transparent object with at least one curved side that causes light to change direction. | Big |
| Delivery Systems | Used to set text alerts, set limits and shut-off cards. 3rd Party vendor that takes loan payments over the phone and after hour calls for the Info Center. Automated phone system for members to access account information. Can be International and Domestic. Responds to member emails and live chat. | Hard |
| Broadband | If you're watching YouTube or listening to Spotify, you're doing this. Even if they don't use one, customers need one for testing purposes. When we refer to this company, we don't mention BT. Teenagers hate these. Used to store things. | Hard |
| Who Was Steve Jobs | Steve went above and beyond with this. Steve was one ol these. this is where Steve was born. apples version of a phone. starter of apple. | Big |
| Famous Inventions | Who did Tina Knowles give birth to?. A famous shoe company.. What the famous rapper Ice Cube created.. First object with a motor and four wheels.. One of the most expensive cars in the world.. | Big |
| Inventions | find the word | What did hanson crocket invent ?. What did horace mann invent ?. What did thomas adams invent?. What did whitcomb l. judson invent ?. What did george de mestral invent ?. | Older Children |
| Hydraulics | Term that describes the system pressure. Hydraulic device that removes the heat from the fluid. Deflects fluid and multiplies torque in a converter. Connects the engine to the transmission. Locks up the turbine to the housing. | Hard |
| Nature of Operations | use of computer software to control machines in manufacturing. use of computer programs to create 2D or 3D graphical representations of the real product . output per unit of input. using high level of labour input to capital. a business varying level of production and the range of products as customer demand changes. | Big |
| Internal Combustion Engine | THE PIN, BAR, OR SHAFT ON WHICH A WHEEL OR PAIR OF WHEELS ROTATES. THE ESCAPE OF STEAM OR GASES FROM THE CYLINDER OF AN ENGINE. A CYLINDRICAL CHAMBER IN WHICH A PISTON SLIDES TO MOVE OR COMPRESS A FLUID. AN ENGINE OF ONE OR MORE WORKING CYLINDERS IN WHICH THE PROCESS OF COMBUSTION TAKES PLACE WITHIN THE CYLINDERS. A HAND-OPERATED OR MOTOR-DRIVEN MACHINE FOR CUTTING THE GRASS OF A LAWN. | Hard |
| Electronics | cells used to increase current and voltage outputs. process that results when pressure is applied to a crystal. a specific type of generator. energy converter that changes sound energy into electrical energy. the voltage applied to a circuit. | Hard |
| World of the Web | Fill in blanks | Used to view web pages on the internet.. Scribbs headquarters is located?. Type of Cache that makes web browsing faster.. HTML is made up of _______.. __________ Editor is a type of program used to edit plain text files.. | Big |
| Computer Components | a portable medium for data. What did sata supersede. Draws heat from the processor. Fast memory between CPU and Ram. brains of the computer. | Big |
| Parts of a Computer | device that can record videos and take pictures on your computer. device used to record sound and communicate vocally with the computer.. slots that allow for future additions to the computer. central processing unit.. used to control computer games. | Big |
| Small Gas Engine | lever which is moved in order to tap something else. gasket to seal a cylinder head. when both valves are slightly open. the point at which the piston is at the top of its travels in the cylinder . applying an oily or greasy substance to the motor in order to diminish friction. | Hard |
| Internet and smartphoneTterms | what you use to browse the web. what displays the picture. What you have to use everyday at school. what you do when you cant call somone. what you get thousands of everyday. | Older Children |
| Computer Hardware | A slot into which the RAM is plugged in a desktop computer. sound from the speaker. part of the computer that can be seen. the kind of memory found in SD cards. device that converts sound into digital signals. | Hard |
| Technology | Design principles are - and aesthetics. A design brief talks about what, why and for - a product is made. Checking that pieces are well-glued, there are no sharp pieces and that our product is pleasing to the eye, is part of quality -. To tile our small pieces or to leave small spaces between each part is the technique of -. Our raw material is sourced from -. | Big |
| Mechanism | Design and Technology - Mechanism | B_______ gears change the direction of movement through 90 degree.. A m________ system is used to change one kind of movement into another.. A b________ has a mechanism to turn the rear wheel when the pedals are rotated.. Basic function of mechanism is to help us to move and c_____ things.. A glue stick c_______ circular motion to linear motion. (Conversion of motion). | Big |
| Computer Hardware | So people can see you. To speak into. Squeak. Portable Computer. To connect things. | Older Children |
