Planned Obsolescence

What is planned obsolescence? See this video and answer the questions here.

Comprar, tirar, comprar

QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DOCUMENTARY:
“COMPRAR, TIRAR, COMPRAR”

1) What interesting object is there at Livermore´s fire station?
2) Who did it invent and where was it manufactured?
3) Which invention was the first “victim” of the Planned Obsolescence?
4) What hapenned at the Geneva´s meeting in the 1924´s Christmas?
5) Who and when did invent the lightbulb? What was its life cicle?
6) The term “planned obsolescence” , who, where and when was it defined?
7) Who was Brooks Stevens?
8) What can control a printer´s life cicle?
9) What happened when Dupont company designed the nailon tights?
10) Who, where and when did present a long life lightbulb? What happened to it?
11) What happened at the beginning of the 21st century with the Apple´s ipods?
12) It is prohibited to send electronic waste to the third world, then how is it possible that countries like Ghana acumulate them?
13) What does Warner Phillips sell? Who is him?
14) What idea does “cradle to cradle” defend?
15) What word resume the thought of the decreasing movement?
16) How does Marcos solve at last the problem with his printer?
17) How do you define the Planned Obsolescence? Do you agree with it?

Christmas Crackers

Do you know what a Christmas Cracker is and how to make it? Learn about it and then we will make one in our workshop.
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Electricity.

Let´s start reading and working about basic electricity concepts.

Recycle, reduce, reuse

You know it is very important that our activities do not have negative impacts on the enviroment. But, what can we do every day? Let´s read and work about that.s

How to pronounce some tool names.

If you click here here or here, you can learn some tool names and how they sound.
Now, make a list with the names of the tools you use at the workshop and translate them into Spanish.

Electrical circuits.

Read and think about electrical components, measurings and concepts in some circuits.

The History of invention.

There are lots of inventions that have changed the way we live.
Check out a few of them here!

Some inventions.

Here you have some inventions from different ages.

Invention Crusade.

In this presentation, you will explore how an idea becomes an invention.

Then, do this exercise.

Think like an inventor!

Read some ideas about how an inventor works.

Inventions and inventors.

In this page, you can find very interesting information about inventions and inventors along History.

Using it, let´s design an inventor´s time line.

Design a cell phone.

Help engineering director Elena design and manufacture a cell phone to help senior citizens get the most out of new technology!

Metals. Read and work.

After reading this page, do some work about metals.

Copy on your notebook the exercises when you solve them.

Metals

You can read this text to start learning about metallic materials.

How Internet works.

History of the Internet.

History of Computers

The evolution of the computer.

The Steps of the Technological Process

If you have to solve a technology problem, you have to follow a process with some steps. See this video and you will understand.

The seven golden rules of power tool safety.

• You Are The Most Dangerous Power Tool.
• All Tools are Equally Dangerous, but Some are More Frequently Harmful.
• Keep Your Tools Sharp, True, Clean and Running Smooth.
• Keep Your Work Space Tidy, Well Lit and Distraction Free.
• Purchase or Make the Appropriate Safety Accessories.
• Keep a First Aid Kit Handy.
• Always Trust Your Instincts.

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