Engineering Design Process Review

What is an engineer?

• a scientist who creates problems

• a scientist who designs and develops solutions to problems

• a scientist who performs controlled investigations

• a scientist who critiques the innovations and designs of others

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What should you do after you define a problem to better understand what the problem actually is?

• Ask testable questions.

• Perform a controlled experiment.

• Research the problem.

• Conduct a survey.

A small group of people start sharing ideas. Some ideas may seem silly, but all suggestions are written down for further consideration. This activity is part of which step of the Design Process

• Ask
• Imagine
• Plan
• Create

During which step of the Design Process do you experiment with the prototype under controlled conditions and collect /record data

• Test and Evaluate
• Imagine
• Improve
• Share Results

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 In which step of the Design Process would the designer review the design criteria and make adjustments to the original plan if necessary? 

• Create
• Plan
• Improve
• Share Results

The only way to know if a design will work in real-world conditions is to build a model, or prototype, based on the plan. This is part of which step in the Design Process?

• Plan
• Imagine
• Create
• Improve

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Which word best describes a constraint?

• option
• opportunity
• restriction

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When finding the solution to an engineering problem, there is/are usually 

• only one possible correct solution
• a very limited number of possible correct solutions
• many possible correct solutions

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An engineer has designed and built a prototype to improve the brake system of a car. What is the next step that the engineer should take in the process?

• Test the prototype.
• Make sketches of the prototype.
• Identify constraints.
• Collect and analyze the test results. 

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When generating a solution, a designer creates either a model or a ________________.

• drawing
• report
• design brief
• prototype

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