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What in the World?
http://www.thetech.org/nmot/pano_home.cfm?
Description
Through three panoramic interactives, students learn more about everyday objects and their inventors. Students begin by clicking on any of these interactives: In The Home, In The Hospital, or In The Office. They then use the red arrows at the bottom of the panorama to move through this interactive. While doing this, students can click on any of the objects “where the arrow turns into a hand” to learn about the inventor and the object. To receive more information, students can click on either the inventor’s name or the object at the bottom right of the screen. Also, each panorama has an icon that says “show hints.” Students can click on this icon to see all the objects for which there is information.
Using the Resource
This site has an amazing amount of information that is applicable to many areas in science and technology. This site could be used for, but is not limited to, research projects, additional information for various lessons, and/or to show students how “classroom information” can be tied to current technology.
“In The Home” topics covered are polyethylene, glyphosphate, auto safety advances, improvements in jet engines, mini-mills, improved safety features in cars, planes, trains, and space vehicles, electronic switching in phones, plant genetics, consumable products, global satellite networks, geosynchronous satellites, plastic coatings for communication cables, sound recording and reproductions, magnetic recording, the Pegasus rocket, flight and spacesimulators, and video games!
“In The Hospital” topics covered are gene splicing, glass processing techniques, cutting-edge molecular biology techniques, high-performance computers, microchips, heart transplants and heart-lung machine improvements, barcodes, innovations to treat cataracts, medicines, flash cameras, remote-controlled deep-sea cameras, slow motion and the “flying flash” units, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan, computed tomography (CT), vertical-lift aircrafts and helicopter designs, pH meters, antiseptic dressings, and Pall’s filters.
“In The Office” topics covered are microprocessors, research money for small and minority-run businesses, aerospace designs, boots for walking on the moon, shatterproof windows, telephone digital technology, DRA (Dynamic Random Access Memory) for computers, Internet, real-time electronic digital computer, first computer language based on English commands, Kevlar, “HP Way” business model, new field of business education…the management of technology and entrepreneurship, Gerber S-70 cutter, various glass innovations, and various DuPont innovations.
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Created : 03/01/2006 |