Engineering Design

The final laptop design cannot exceed 13.5 ounces

• Criteria

• Constraint

The engineers can only use steel in the support construction of the new bridge

• Criteria

• Constraint

According to the design challenge, the team has no more than 3 hours and 15 minutes to create their product

• Criteria

• Constraint

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

A team of engineers is asked to design a scooter for less than $30. They decide that they will only use recycled materials. Which of the following is the team’s constraint?

• designed to appeal to kids
• made out of recycled materials
• cost less than $30 to produce

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

True or False: If you are building anything for something living, keeping it alive is automatically a criterion.

• True

• False

Money, size and time are often classified as ___________.

• criteria

• constraints

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

Engineers know that they have successfully completed their project when______________. (Select 2)

• they have spent all of their budget

• they have it the right size

• all criteria have been met

• all constraints have been followed

A principle or list of requirements to follow as something is built, to ensure it works as intended.

• constraint

• criterion

• both

Engineers go through a process usually over and over until they get their solution exactly as they want it.

• True

• False