Technology: Age 12

5 illustrated Technology lessons for Age 12.

Inside a wind turbine The wind pushes the blades and turns a shaft inside the machine housing. A generator changes that spinning int…
Websites inside a data centre Websites are not stored on your own device. They live on powerful computers called servers, kept inside large …
Spacewalk Repair Astronauts sometimes go outside a spacecraft to replace or fix equipment that cannot be handled from inside. T…
Airliner Take-Apart Yard A retired passenger jet stands on concrete while workers remove its engines, instruments, and landing gear. Th…
Bicycle Parts That Turn the Wheel When you push down on the pedal, the crank turns the big toothed ring at the front. The chain carries that tur…