Engineering Design Process

What is the first step in the Engineering Design Process?

• Share your solution

• Test and evaluate

• Identify the problem/question

• Brainstorm ideas

What is the final step of the Engineering Design Process?

• Optimize the design

• Test and evaluate the design

• Select a design

• Share your solution

Michael is trying to design a better airbag system for a car. He has brainstormed five different ideas. What should his next step be?

• Select a design

• Optimize the design

• Identify the problem

• Test and evaluate the design

When in the "brainstorm" part of the Engineering Design Process, it is usually best to spend your time...

• thinking of one very detailed solution

• thinking of a "best" solution and a backup solution

• thinking of many different possible solutions

What is a prototype?

• The final design

• An early model of something

• A problem that you are trying to solve

• A design that you do not end up using

Michael has created a plan for how he will build the new airbag system. After creating this plan, what should his next step be?

• Build a prototype (a model) of the airbag system

• Test the airbag

• Evaluate his solution

• Identify the problem/ask a question

Michael picked one of his designs and built a prototype of it. What should his next step be?

• Brainstorm ideas

• Share his solution with others

• Optimize his design

• Test and evaluate the design

The steps in green form a loop that you can repeat. Why might you want to go around that loop multiple times when you use the Engineering Design Process to solve a problem?

Michael tries out his new airbag system. He runs multiple trials and takes notes about what works well and what could be improved. What step of the Engineering Design Process is he on?

• Test and evaluate

• Optimize (improve) the design

• Share the solution

• Select a design

After testing out his airbag system, Michael changes a part of the design so that it will be safer. What step of the Engineering Design Process is Michael on?

• Identify the problem/ask a question

• Build a prototype

• Share his solution

• Optimize the design