Engineering Design Process

A set of steps engineers follow to complete the design of an object or idea is called the

• The Scientific Method

• The Engineering Design Process

Before you create your prototype their are important steps to take in the Engineering Design Process. What are they?

• Redesigning

• Test and evaluate your solution

• Communicate your results

• Identify your need or problem

Why is feedback important when designing a product?

• It helps the engineer learn the glitches of the product

• It lets the engineer know what works and what the consumer likes about the product

• It helps the engineer to improve the product.

• It lets the engineer know how the community would react to the product, if they like it or not

The process by which group members freely suggest any creative solutions to a problem is called...

• brainstorming

• troubleshooting

• patent

• constraints

A _________________ is any factor that limits or restricts a design.

• A trade-off

• A criteria

• A constriant

• A prototype

An object that is no longer used or useful to society is called

• innovative

• prototype

• obsolete

• antique

Once an engineer has tested their product, what MIGHT they have to do to get it ready to be sold and used by the public?

• Test it for the first time

• Research how to design it for the first time

• Identify the need for the product

• Redesign it

Which one of these pictures looks like a prototype for a phone?

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Which one of these pictures shows an obsolete phone?

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_________________________ is how people change the world around them to meet their needs or to solve problems

• Systems

• Processes

• Technology

• Science