5th grade unit 1: Engineering and technology

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. 

What is the first step in the Design Process?

• Identify the Problem
• Construct a Prototype
• Develop Possible Solutions
• Optimize

The five steps that engineers use to design something to solve a problem, to: Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, and Improve.

• Engineer
• Problem
• Engineering Design Process
• Test

A person who uses his or her creativity and understanding of materials, tools, mathematics, and science to design things that solve problems.

• Engineering Design Process
• Engineer
• Teamwork
• Technology

The ultimate purpose of engineering is to ____________?

• Solve problems
• Fix things
• Build new things

What is the second step in the design process?

• Identify the Problem

• Brainstorm

• Design

• Build

I want to design a solution to a problem. What do I need to consider?

• Criteria and constraints

• Prototypes and models

• Tests and solutions

Scientists...

• Use scientific discoveries to develop technology.

• Discover things about the world and universe

Lucy brainstormed possible solutions with her classmates to solve the problem of everyone being late to class. What should they do next?

• Identify the problem

• Share the solution

• Design their solution

Why do scientists and engineers follow a design process?

• to find solutions to problems

• to understand how Earth formed

• to practice making measurements

• to use the same solution for every problem