PLTW Design Process

 During this step of the Design Process, team members take time to document whether they think this solution will work?

• Step 5: Evaluate Solution
• Step 2: Generate Concepts
• Step 6: Present Solution
• Step 4: Build and Test Solution

During this step of the Design Process, each team member creates several different options of how this problem can be solved.

• Step 5: Evaluate Solution
• Step 6: Present Solution
• Step 2: Generate Concepts
• Step 1: Define a Problem

During this step of the Design Process, engineers draw a detailed and labeled sketch of an idea for what might be created to solve the problem. 

• Step 3: Develop/Design a Solution
• Step 1: Define a Problem
• Step 5: Evaluate Solution
• Step 4: Build and Test Solution

A drawing which shows the front, top and right side views of a shape.

• Orthographic Sketch
• Perspective Drawing
• Isometric Sketch

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

• Brainstorming
• Criteria
• Prototype
• Constraints

A drawing in which vanishing points are used to provide the depth and distortion that is seen with the human eye.

• Orthographic sketch
• Isometric Sketch
• Perspective Drawing

The measurement or extent of something from side to side

• Depth
• Width
• Height
• Evaluate

The measurement of something from top to bottom.

• Design
• Height
• Width
• Depth

A method for collecting data.

• Depth
• Design
• Testing
• Height

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. 

• Design Process
• Brainstorming
• Design
• Decision Matrix