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

• Brainstorming
• Criteria
• Prototype
• Constraints

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

During this step of the Design Process, engineers build a working prototype and test how it works.

• Step 4: Build and Test Solution
• Step 3: Develop/Design a Solution
• Step 6: Present Solution
• Step 5: Evaluate Solution

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

• Constraints 
• Brainstorming
• Decision Matrix 
• Dimensioning 

 A tool for systematically ranking alternatives according to a set of criteria. 

• Dimensioning 
• Isometric Sketch 
• Decision Matrix 
• Brainstorming 

Desired specifications (elements or features) of a product or system.

• Prototype 
• Criteria 
• Dimensioning 
• Evaluate 

A limit to the design process. These may be such things as appearance, funding, space, materials, and human capabilities. 

• Prototype
• Constraints
• Dimensioning
• Brainstorming