EDP Quiz

The engineering process begins...

• when a team brainstorms new ideas.

• when a team identifies the need or solution to a problem.

• when a team develops a prototype.

• when a team makes iterations to their prototype.

Which word best describes a constraint?

• option

• standard

• opportunity

• restriction

In order to develop ideas for a basketball shoe, a design team visits three different shoe stores and studies design features. What part of the design process is this?

• Research

• Define

• Select

• Iterate

What does iterate mean?

• test prototype

• improvise results

• improve based on feedback

• evaluate results

An engineering team should brainstorm for a single solution.

• True

• False

What word best describes criteria?

• requirements

• restrictions

• results

• define

Some scientists want to design a system of instruments that will evaluate ocean currents, temperatures and winds in order to predict weather patterns. What should they do before they produce a prototype?

• Communicate the solution.

• Brainstorm possible solutions.

• Select the most promising solution.

• Define the problem.

Which EDP step do you experiment with the prototype and record data?

• Test

• Select

• Identify

• Research

When finding a solution to the design problem there is/are usually...

• only one possible solution.

• many possible solutions.

• only one or two solutions.

• exactly five solutions.

Evaluate means...

• to define a problem.

• to eliminate a solution.

• to select.

• to examine or judge.