The Collaborative Design Challenge

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Here are the words we used at the "Name that Tech" station. This list was modified from an English as a second language vocabulary list.

Abstract
ability act action activity addition amount attack attempt attitude back behavior bit blow break campaign case chance change choice condition connection connection crack crush cut damage danger death decoration defense destruction detail dominance drop duty effort fall feature fight front height hit hole increase increase Internet jolt jump kick kind knot list majority manner matter means mind operation opposite outburst part part personality piece place position power practice project property quality quiet reach report responsibility rest return rise risk seat serial set shake shock silence situation slice state step stop taste thing top touch treatment trick type use wear whole will wish art band color concert diversity entertainment hit image movie music note orchestra paint painting picture poem poetry rhythm song stage style vogue language pleasure

Color
black blue brown gray green orange pink red violet white yellow

Adjective
acid after ago all any automatic available bitter boring both bright broken central certain cheap chemical clear closed color common complete conscious cruel current dainty dangerous delicate different different different down dry each early easy economic economic electric equal even even every excellent fake false far fat fat few final financial firm first fixed flat following foreign former fragile free frequent fresh front full full further future general good industrial interesting international last late legal light liquid local loud low lucky main major many metal military minute modern more much narrow national natural necessary next no normal off on opposite original other own parallel particular past personal physical political poor popular possible present previous private probable professional public quiet ready recent regular responsible right rigid rough round sad safe same second secret separate serious set several short silent silver simple single small smooth social solid sparse special specific square standard sticky straight strange stylish sudden sweet tall thick thin tight true ugly under unusual used useful usual usual various awesome warm wet whole wide amazing colorful terrific terrible

Adjective-basic
another bad basic beautiful best better big clean cold correct dark deep difficult dirty fast good great great happy healthy heavy high hot important left light little long near new nice open real right sharp similar slow soft strong weak wrong

Adjective-people
able alive alone angry awake dead female free friendly healthy human hungry ill impatient intelligent just kind male male married mean medical old patient poor private rich royal sad sharp silly sincere single skillful stupid subject successful thirsty tired unemployed violent wise young

Adverb
about above across across again almost along already always approximately before before behind between beyond by clearly directly down early either enough entirely equally even exactly finally first forward here here however immediately in indeed inside instead late later least little more mostly never not now obviously often once outside particularly please possibly preferably probably quickly quite really really recently simply slowly so sometimes soon still such suddenly surely then there therefore through today together tomorrow tonight too up usually very well why

Anatomy
arm back beak blood body bone brain breath cell chest chest chin ear eye face finger foot forehead gene hair hair hand head heart knee leg lip mouth muscle nail neck nerve nose skin stomach tail throat thumb toe tongue tooth wing

City
airport bank bridge building capital castle church cinema city factory flat hospital hotel library museum park prison restaurant road school station street structure subway supermarket theater town university village tunnel highway area

Communication & Conversation
announcement answer approval argument argument book call character cry data decision discussion doubt experience expression feeling humor idea information interest interview language letter letter lie magazine mail memory memory mistake name newspaper note number opinion page point pronunciation proposal protest question reaction reason relation request secret sentence shape sign speech spelling standard statement subject suggestion voice word writing code dance motion conversation I don't know yes no maybe sorry thank you welcome

Material
acid chemical element coal cotton dust earth fat glass glue gold grain ice ink iron lead leather liquid matter metal oil paper poison powder sand silk silver soap steel wood wool water plastic copper clip

Math
addition angle area center circle component curve degree degree difference distance division edge function half limit line net order outside percent purpose result root rule set side square substitution surface total

Number
couple first second hundred million nothing one ten third thousand
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
Punctuation, Pluralization, Word Add-Ons
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OBJECT, TOOL, CONTAINER
ball blade board card chain club coil cover envelope feather flag frame handle menu nut pin pipe present rope sail seed stamp stick stone ticket wheel wire web machine thing box tool bell brush button gun hammer hook key lock match nail needle pen pencil pump scissors spring stamp whip drill screwdriver screw bag basket bottle box can cup glass plate bag package

PEOPLE & PRONOUNS
everybody everything he her herself him himself his it itself me my our she that their them these they this those us we what when which who whom whose your yourself artist expert man woman child transgender kid elder boy brother child daughter father friend girl grandfather human husband man mother neighbor parent person sister son wife woman worker businesswoman customer owner

SCIENCE & NATURE
cause center chemistry comparison consequence control discipline discovery discovery event evidence example fact invention issue method model nature option phase procedure production program project range research research science society system technology theory trend trouble user balance charge energy light mass mass measurement mirror movement pressure process size sound steam strength time unit weight weather cloud dew fog frost lightning rain rainbow snow storm thunder wind air animal branch current evolution farm field fire flower forest grass leaf life moisture nature plant root sky sleep smell smoke spring stem stream tree wave weather world pain sick earth planet satellite bank beach east hill island lake land map north plain region river sea south space star sun west environment acid rain atmosphere dump ecology environment fossil fuel global warming mine zone pollution recycling smog waste

SOCIETY, FAMILY, HOUSEHOLD
date dear guest kiss party smile surprise visit army base club company country court crime culture democracy dominion election existence female government history individual institution leader male member nation news noise order organization pass passport peace people police policy population public punishment religion religion state title union war will award championship competitor game goal match player record throw win family baby birth birthday death family life marriage relationship wedding wedding address bathroom bedroom brick door floor floor furniture garage garden gate hall home house kitchen roof room shower step toilet wall well window furniture bed carpet chair cupboard curtain desk drawer seat shelf sink table education class education examination grade knowledge student teacher training account advantage advertisement advice agreement attention authority bargain brand business capital change check committee company competition complaint contest contract copy cost council course demand department design difficulty direction director economy environment experience firm form group help holiday income industry insurance interest job law leave loss management marker market material mean meeting money occupation offer office officer operation owner part payment plan price problem product profit property rate rest right sale section service share shop show skill staff structure success support table tax team trade value salary earn work

Time
afternoon age autumn beginning century date day end evening future hour midnight minute moment moment month morning night now past pause period present season second spring summer today tomorrow week weekend while winter year

Transport & Direction
accident bike boat bus car curve express flight journey passenger plane ship skid track train transport local bicycle skateboard uptown transportation east south north west up down downtown

Verb-basic
be begin break buy close come cut dance do drink eat fall feel find fire fly follow forget get give have hear help hit hope jump kiss know laugh learn lie lie like listen look lose love make meet move need offer open pay play pull push put read remember run say sell sing sit smile swim take talk trace understand use wait work write fear hate pleasure promise enjoy

Verb
accept accuse achieve act add add admit affect agree allow announce argue arrive ask attack avoid be bear beat become behave believe benefit bite bring build burn call care carry catch cause change choose classify clean compare connect contain continue control cook copy cough crush crush cry decide deliver describe design desire determine develop die discover discuss dislike divide doubt drive embrace encourage end enhance enjoy enter establish estimate exceed exist expect explain express fight fill find finish flush forgive free get up give up grow happen hate hide hold identify imply include increase injure introduce introduce join keep kick kill land lead leave let lift limit load lock look lose manage marry match mean measure mention miss miss name operate order own pass peel plan please plow poison polish prepare press prevent print process profit protest prove publish raise rate reach receive record reduce reflect refuse remove render replace reply report represent request respect rest reveal ring risk round off rule save save see see send serve sew share ship shout show smash smell smell smoke spend stand stay steal stop study suffer suggest supply support suppose surprise survive taste teach test thank think throw title trade train travel treat trick try turn visit walk warm wash watch wear weigh win wish

PLURAL and ADD-ON WORDS
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BASIC CONNECTING WORDS
against among at at beside during for from from into of on on since to with with without the and a and because for if or than until whenever

"Name That Tech" activity outline

Purpose: If we want to teach a new technology, we need to use words and images that people can readily understand. This workshop helps us learn how to do that by restricting us to basic shapes and some of the most common words in the English language.

Goal: Explain a specific technology to someone using common words and shapes.

Materials: Scissors, glue sticks, paper; set of words; set of shapes. (You can also use magazines or newspapers for raw images and text.)

Note on accessibility: It is important to have a table available for anyone to work who may not be able to use the floor as a work space.

Steps:
1) Think of a technology that you are familiar with. It can be old or new, real or imagined.
2) Find the shapes and words you want to use and cut them out.
3) Arrange the shapes and words on the page in a way that explains the technology: how it works or how you use it. Imagine that the person you are explaining it to doesn't know anything about the technology. 
Note: You may use any number and combination of words and shapes; you can cut,
fold and past; but you can only use what has been provided.
4) Glue the pieces in place. Make sure they are all glued.
5) Write your name and contact information, along with the technology you are explaining, on the back of the sheet of paper.
6) Using the binder clips, hang the flyer up to display and dry on any of the hooks on the window.