6th Grade Quiz 1-Design Process Key Terms

A method of shared problem solving in which all members of a group spontaneously, and in an unrestrained discussion, generate ideas.

• Design

• Brainstorming

• Constraints

• Evaluate

To form an idea of the amount of value of something; to assess something

• Evaluate

• Experimentation

• Design Brief

• Brainstorming

A full-scale working model used to test a design concept by making actual observations and necessary adjustments.

• Invention

• Innovation

• Model

• Prototype

Systematic (methodical) scientific, documented study.

• Data

• Brainstorming

• Research

• Reading

A method for collecting data.

• Testing

• Research

• Trade-off

• Investigate

A visual, mathematically, or three-dimensional representation in detail of an object or a design.

• Duplicate

• Model

• Image

• Prototype

A person who is trained in and uses technological and scientific knowledge to solve practical problems.

• Teacher

• Computer Technician

• Engineer

• Shoe Salesman

A written plan that identifies a problem to be solved, its criteria, and its constraints. The _____________ is used to encourage thinking of all aspects of a problem before attempting a solution.

• Design Brief

• Design Process

• Decision Matrix

• Report

The action or process of trying out new ideas, methods, or activities.

• Trying

• Experimentation

• Tasting

• Going for it

A systematic problem-solving strategy, with criteria and constraints, used to develop many possible solutions to a problem or to satisfy human needs and wants and winnow (narrow) down the possible solutions to one final choice.

• Testing

• Design Brief

• Decision Matrix

• Design Process