Engineering process

What are engineers?

• People who cause problems so they have something to fix.

• People who design and build things to solve problems.

• Robots that fix problems so they can take over the world.

• People who follow steps to get things done.

What is the Engineering Process?

• A series of steps used to help solve problems or people who are facing challenges.

• A series of steps used to break things down that are working properly.

• A series of questions that make you think harder about life.

• The steps we use to do science things in class.

What is a prototype?

• A simple model that allows you to test the solution.

• A complex model that allows you to test the solution.

• A drawing that tells you how to build something.

• An essay that explains how to test the solution.

What is the engineering design process used for

• To study something
• It's not used for anything
• To understand something
• To Create something or to Improve something.

What is step 1 of the engineering design process?

• Ask

• Imagine
• Plan
• Create

What is step 2 of the engineering design process?

• Ask
• Research

• Plan
• Create

What is step 3 of the engineering design process?

• Ask
• Imagine
• Plan
• Create

What is step 4 of the engineering design process?

• Improve
• Imagine
• Plan
• Create

What is step 5 of the engineering design process?

• Improve
• Imagine
• Plan
• Create

If your initial design doesn't fully solve the problem, which step corrects this?

• Improve
• Imagine
• Plan
• Create