Models and Designs Vocabulary

What is any system that cannot be directly observed or easily understood?

• Design

• Conceptual model

• Circuit

• Black Box

What is a representation used to explain how something looks or works?

• Black Box

• Model

• Engineer

• Siphon

What is a physical model?

• written explanation, drawings, or thoughts of your ideas (2D)

• any system that cannot be directly observed or easily understood

• model you can touch (3D)

• the way something is put together

What is a Conceptual model?

• written explanation, drawings, or thoughts of your ideas (2D)

• model you can touch (3D)

• the way something is put together

• representation used to explain how something looks or works

When do models change?

• Engineers design something useful.

• Whenever the scientists feel like it.

• When everyone agrees that it should change.

• When new information is presented.