7th grade - Unit 1 - Invention and Innovation

What is the definition of invention

• A cool idea

• An improvement made on an existing design

• Turning thoughts or ideas into devices or systems

• The quality of being creative

Design criteria define:

• The budget

• What the product should be able to do

• How to do market research

• How to assemble the product

Of the qualities listed below, which would an inventor most likely have

• Wealthy

• Humorous

• Persistance

• Writer

The engineering design process is described as:

• Asking questions to find answers

• A series of steps that lead to the development of a new product or system

• Creating a flow chart for a process

• A process for experimenting that results in a new product or system

What is a new object, process, or device that never existed?

• innovation

• design

• invention

• engineering

This refers to rules or guidelines that a design must follow

• blueprint

• invention

• engineering design process

• criteria

Which of the following is an example of a constraint when designing and building an airplane?

• the amount of materials used in the construction

• the pilots flying

• flight attendants

• innovations

What is the next step after building a prototype?

• Redesign

• Test

• Brainstorm

• Identify the problem

Human innovation in action that involves the generation of knowledge and processes to develop systems that solve problems.

• Technology

• Science

• Specialization

• Art

A(n) ____ is a human made object

• Process

• Natural Resource

• Artifact

• Criterion