26.2 Let's Fly!: Crash Course Kids

Front

A person who designs and builds things to solve specific problems is called _____

Back

an engineer

Front

The engineering process is a series of steps used to guide engineers as they work toward _____

Back

solutions

Front

For a single problem, engineers always brainstorm _____

Back

more than one solution

Front

A quality of an idea that is regarded as good or beneficial is known as _____

Back

a strength

Front

A quality of an idea that is regarded as a disadvantage or fault is known as _____

Back

a weakness

Front

The balloon-powered air lift requires materials we don't have, like _____

Back

a helium tank

Front

As an engineer, it's important to _____

Back

think big

Front

What type of solutions won't work for real engineers? Options: pretend solutions, real solutions, quick solutions, easy solutions

Back

pretend solutions

Front

Before they actually let someone try the hang glider solution, engineers would _____

Back

test it many, many times

Front

Of the proposed solutions, which one had the most strengths and fewest weaknesses? Options: the balloon-powered air lift, floating with the umbrella, building a hang-glider, giving up

Back

building a hang-glider