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SOLUTIONS Design and Technology quiz – Thursday 1. When did the Reserve Bank of Australia and the CSIRO develop the world’s first plastic banknotes? 2. Mystery objects What are these object designed to do? 1988 http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/australia_innov ates/?behaviour=view_article&Section_id=1060&articl e_id=10080 Moustache protectors http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1045114/The- 1920s-satnav---weird-wonderful-gadgets-quite-took-off.html 3. Where do these fibres come from? o Angora – rabbit or goat o Flax – flax grass o Silk – silk worm cocoons 4. What are these fibres made from? o Rayon – cellulose fibres o Polyester – petroleum Utes An early model Ford utility car/truck 5. Were the first utility trucks developed in Australia or the USA? 6. In what year was the ute introduced? 7. What were the first utes called in America a. Joey trucks b. Kangaroo Chasers c. Farm mules d. Hick mobiles Australia 1934 Kangaroo chasers http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/australia_innovates/?behaviour =view_article&Section_id=1080&article_id=10085 8. Which of these products are worse for the environment when they are used? Planes – aviation fuel increases greenhouse gases significantly more than other forms of transport Both Plastic and Paper bags – paper require a lot more water during growth and manufacture and aren’t as durable as other products (they have a much lower weight to strength ratio; however they do break down in the environment when they are thrown away http://www.treehugger.com/culture/paper-bags-or-plastic-bags-everything-you-need-to-know/page6.html

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Page 1: Design and Technology quiz – solutionsT... · SOLUTIONS Design and Technology quiz – Thursday 1. When did the Reserve Bank of Australia and the CSIRO develop the world’s first

SOLUTIONS DesignandTechnologyquiz–Thursday 1. WhendidtheReserveBankofAustraliaand

theCSIROdeveloptheworld’sfirstplasticbanknotes?

2. MysteryobjectsWhataretheseobjectdesignedtodo?

• 1988

http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/australia_innovates/?behaviour=view_article&Section_id=1060&article_id=10080

• Moustacheprotectorshttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1045114/The-1920s-satnav---weird-wonderful-gadgets-quite-took-off.html

3. Wheredothesefibrescomefrom?

o Angora–rabbitorgoato Flax–flaxgrasso Silk–silkwormcocoons

4. Whatarethesefibresmadefrom?o Rayon–cellulosefibreso Polyester–petroleum

UtesAnearlymodelFordutilitycar/truck

5. WerethefirstutilitytrucksdevelopedinAustraliaortheUSA?

6. Inwhatyearwastheuteintroduced?7. WhatwerethefirstutescalledinAmerica

a. Joeytrucksb. KangarooChasersc. Farmmulesd. Hickmobiles

• Australia• 1934• Kangaroochasershttp://www.powerhousemuseum.com/australia_innovates/?behaviour=view_article&Section_id=1080&article_id=10085

8. Whichoftheseproductsareworsefortheenvironmentwhentheyareused?

Planes–aviationfuelincreasesgreenhousegasessignificantlymorethanotherformsoftransport

BothPlasticandPaperbags–paperrequirealotmorewaterduringgrowthandmanufactureandaren’tasdurableasotherproducts(theyhaveamuchlowerweighttostrengthratio;howevertheydobreakdownintheenvironmentwhentheyarethrownawayhttp://www.treehugger.com/culture/paper-bags-or-plastic-bags-everything-you-need-to-know/page6.html