Engineering Design Process

Front

What should be done with all ideas?

Back

brainstorm

Front

Share with others.

Back

communicate results

Front

Building a smaller scale, inexpensive model.

Back

plan/create

Front

The thing you want to work on.

Options:

brainstorm

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communicate results

,

plan/create

,

evaluate

,

state the problem/challenge

Back

state the problem/challenge

Front

Checking to see if the prototype meets your expectations.

Back

evaluate

Front

Developing a new system, product, or process.

Back

invention

Front

Improving an existing system, product, or process.

Back

innovation

Front

The use of math and science to solve problems to improve the world around us.

Back

engineering

Front

A series of steps used to guide people as they develop new solutions, products, or processes.

Back

engineering design process

Front

The art of creating something that does not exist.

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design