STEM 5/6 Vocabulary

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Engineering Design Process

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A series of steps that engineers use to tackle large problems.

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Prototype

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A full-scale working model used to test an idea.

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Criteria

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The details or items that a final product must have.

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Constraints

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Something that limits a design.

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Efficient

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To work in the best possible manner with little or no waste of time or effort.

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Engineer

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People that solve problems using their math, science or technology skills.

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Brainstorm

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A creative way to come up with a large number of ideas to solve a problem.

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Analyze

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To carefully examine something in detail by looking at its parts and seeing how they relate to one another.

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Orthosis

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An artificial support or brace for the limbs or spine.

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Iteration

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A cycle of a process that repeats (like the Engineering Design Process).