PLTW Design Process & NB Guidelines

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During this step of the Design Process, team members take time to document whether they think this solution will work?

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Step 5: Evaluate Solution

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During this step of the Design Process, each team member creates several different options of how this problem can be solved.

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Step 2: Generate Concepts

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During this step of the Design Process, engineers draw a detailed and labeled sketch of an idea for what might be created to solve the problem.

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Step 3: Develop/Design a Solution

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A systematic problem-solving strategy, with criteria and constraints, used to develop many possible solutions to a problem or to satisfy human needs and wants and winnow (narrow) down the possible solutions to one final choice.

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Design Process

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During this step of the Design Process, engineers build a working prototype and test how it works.

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Step 4: Build and Test Solution

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During this step of the Design Process, engineers gather all project documentation and share it with the customer.

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Step 6: Present Solution 

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A tool for systematically ranking alternatives according to a set of criteria.

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Decision Matrix

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A method of shared problem solving in which all members of a group spontaneously, and in an unrestrained discussion, generate ideas.

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Brainstorming

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Desired specifications (elements or features) of a product or system.

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Criteria

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A limit to the design process. These may be such things as appearance, funding, space, materials, and human capabilities.

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Constraints