Criteria and Constraints

Identified elements and/or features of a product or system are the

• Criteria

• Trade-offs

• Constraints

• Efficiency

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

Identified limitations to the design of a product or system are the

• 1. Efficiency

• 2. Criteria

• 3. Constraints

• 4. Trade-offs

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

When designers make compromises during the Engineering Design Process, this is called _______________.

• Additional criteria

• More constraints

• Increased efficiency

• A trade-off

Time, budget, and safety are almost always considered to be ________________.

• Trade-offs

• Criteria

• Constraints

• Efficiency

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

Which of the following is normally included in the criteria of a design?

• Budget

• Materials

• Efficiency

• Time

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

A constraint that is concerned with cost and must be considered when designing is:

• Aesthetic

• Political

• Economic

• Social

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

Which of the constraints listed below would be considered a physical constraint?

• Demand for product

• Timeline

• Cost

• Materials

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1