Intro to Engineering

Intro to Engineering

The Engineering Process

Engineering Process

• This process helps inventors and engineers create new products and processes

• New inventions are being tested, iterated and released to the public every day.

• Can you think of a new invention that has changed life this year?

Engineer

Definition: Someone who uses scientific principles to build and design different structures or connections.

Spanish Cognate: ingeniar o la ingeniera

Multiple Choice

What is the first step to the engineering process?

• Prototype a solution

• Communicate your design

• Define the problem

• Brainstorm multiple solutions

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What is the problem in our video?

• You are tired

• Your work day was too stressful

• Your friends are coming over

• You are hungry

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After you define your solution, what step comes next?

• Identify constraints on your solution

• Build a protoype

• Communicate your design

• Give up

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What does "constraint" mean in this step?

• A restriction for possible solutions

• A physical object holding you down

• Any possible solution

"Constraint"

In the engineering process, "constraint" means a restriction or limitation on your solution.

These are things that you have to work around when you are designing your solution.

often times this is a budget, access to supplies, or even how many people you are allowed to work with to create a solution.

What is a "constraint"?

• This is a restriction or limitation on your solution options.

• These are things that you have to work around when you are designing your solution.

• This may be: a budget, access to supplies, or even how many people you are working with to create a solution.

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What is NOT a constraint for the taco party?

• Someone is a vegetarian

• Someone is gluten-free

• People will show up in 30 minutes

• You have a few ingredients at home

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If you were given $10 to buy lunch for yourself, what constraint would you have?

• Time

• People to work with

• Budget

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You have defined your problem and identified all constraints. What is the next step?

• Building a prototype

• Brainstorming ideas

• Testing and evaluating your prototype

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What type of ideas were brainstormed in the video?

• Food types

• Animal species

• Inventions

• Canceling the hangout plans

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After the brainstorm you have to:

• Pick the easiest solution

• Abandon the project

• Select the most promising solution

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What solution did the video decide on?

• Building a salad

• PB & J on corn tortillas

• Ordering takeout

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What prototype was built in the video?

• A taco

• A corn tortilla with PB & J

• A pizza

• A car

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Was the prototype successful?

• Yes, everyone loved it

• No, it was gross

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What was wrong with the prototype?

• The tortilla

• The filling

Open Ended

Why is it important for multiple people to test out the prototype?

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What is "iterating"?

• Throwing away the current prototype and starting again

• Continuing with the solution even though it got negative reviews

• Making changes to the current prototype based on tests and user feedback

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How many times should an engineer iterate?

• Only once

• Two or three times

• Never

• As much as they need to

Open Ended

Why is iteration an important step?

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In the video, when you iterated the PB & J corn tortilla, what was the first change?

• Ordering takeout

• Making taco filling instead

• Making it with bread

Open Ended

What happened after the first iteration?

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What solution was found for the second iteration?

• Adding cheese

• Removing the beans

• Asking a friend to bring hot sauce

• Changing the tortilla

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The final step of the engineering process?

• Building a prototype

• Communicating your solution

• Enjoying tacos