2. Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

3. Technology _________________________ _____________________ ___________________ __________________ _________________ ______________ Click the appropriate dollar amount at right to proceed to the question

4. Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Phone A Friend “OK Contestant…Please select a friend to help you with this one. You have thirty seconds to discuss your options…” Return to the Question

5. Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Ask the Audience “Audience, we need your help on this one…in a moment, we’ll ask you to indicate, by show of hands, your choice for the correct answer…” Return to the Question

6. Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Fifty - Fifty You’ve asked that two of the wrong answers be eliminated, leaving you with one wrong answer plus the correct one. 50/50 Return to the Question

7. Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Correct Correct! Proceed to Next Question

8. Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Incorrect Sorry, That’s Incorrect Return to the Question

9. Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Automobile factories Where would you find most of today’s robots? Outer spaceScience labs Hospitals 50/50 A CD B

10. Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD less than 10 years People have used the term ‘robot’ for __________. thousands of years less than 100 years hundreds of years A CD B 50/50

11. Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Not small enough to use What is one potential risk of creating materials using nanotechnology? Harm the environment Not safe for medical use Molecules are not stable A CD B 50/50

12. Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Way robots used to be built What is robotics? Technology dealing with robots Way robots manipulate objects Study of robot emotions A CD B 50/50

13. Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Guide robot The most common kind of robot used in industry is the _________________. Robotic surgeon Autonomous robot Robotic arm A CD B 50/50

14. Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Be made of metal To be classified as a robot, a machine must meet these two requirements, get information from it surroundings and ____. Have emotions Do physical work Give information A CD B 50/50

15. Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD volcanoes A robot that has wheels, sensors, solar panels, and cameras is best suited to explore __________________ another planet the Moon’s surface the ocean floor A CD B 50/50

16. Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Cools and shrinks tumors What is the benefit of using nanotechnology to fight cancer? Delivers drugs throughout the body Allows us to break the laws of physics Does not harm normal cells A CD B 50/50

17. Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD nanoshells Scientists use nanotechnology to tag chromosomes with which one of the following? nanotropesnanocrystals nanopores A CD B 50/50

18. Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD One billionth the length of a meter How big is a nanometer? One tenth the length of a millimeter One hundredth the length of a millimeter One millionth the length of a meter A CD B 50/50

19. Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Building a large enough robot One of the challenges of nanotechnology is _________ Making raw materials affordable Breaking the laws of physics Moving atoms precisely A CD B 50/50

20. Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Diamond What form of carbon has six- sided pattern repeating and is hollow in the middle? Graphite Carbon nanotube Amorphous carbon A CD B 50/50

21. Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Reduce feelings of loneliness What can robotic pets do for people with special needs? Hold a conversation Everything a human can do Fix special meals A CD B 50/50

22. Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Today’s robots are universal How do current robots differ from the ideal robot of the future? Today’s robots require human interaction Today’s robots do not require human interaction Today’s robots are specialized A CD B 50/50

23. Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Can act without direct supervision How does an autonomous robot differ from other types of robots? Performs complex physical work Gathers information from its surroundings Requires a human supervisor A CD B 50/50

24. Essays 1) Explain how developments in computer technology have aided robot development. 2) Describe how a robotic arm is “taught” to perform its functions. 3) Identify two benefits of robot-assisted surgery and explain how the robot helps make these benefits possible. 4) Identify the two categories of robots used for exploring and explain how they are different. 5) Describe the remarkable properties of carbon nanotubes that make them unique and exciting. Also describe any possible harmful effects of using them. 1) 1) 1)