Engineering Design Process

Elijah, Anika, and Mia are working on a school project. They are using the engineering design process. This process can be used to:

• Design a model of a physical product like a bridge or a car

• Design a process like how to efficiently complete their project

• Improve existing inventions like making a more efficient model of a wind turbine

• All of the above

Zoe, Aiden, and Harper are working on a school project. They have created a prototype. This prototype is...

• A working model of their project to be tested

• A general idea of what they want to create

• A way to share their results

• The final product of their project

Liam, Mason, and Luna are working on a school project. They are facing some constraints. What could these constraints be?

• Limitations with material, time, size of their team, etc

• Conditions that their project design must satisfy like its overall size, etc

Hannah, Abigail, and Nora are working on a school project. They need to follow the engineering design process. What is the correct order for the first three steps they should follow?

• Imagine the final product, identify the problem, plan the design

• Imagine the final product, plan the design, identify the problem

• Identify the problem, imagine the final product, plan the design

• Plan the design, identify the problem, imagine the final product

James, Liam, and Aiden are working on a school project where they need to design a clear water bottle that holds at least 16 ounces for their school's sports day. What is an example of a constraint on their design?

• The bottle must hold at least 16 ounces

• The bottle must be made from clear material

• The bottle must cost less than 10 cents to produce

• The bottle can have any color label

James, Noah, and Zoe are working on a school project to design a new type of helmet. During which step of their engineering design process would they intentionally drop their helmet prototype to test its durability?

• a. Imagine

• b. Plan

• c. Create

• d. Test

During a science project, Mia and James built a prototype for a solar-powered car. However, they found some flaws in their design. This flawed prototype is considered a(n) _____ in the engineering design process.

• Failure of

• Rare occurrence in

• Argument against

• Normal part of

BONUS QUESTION - Must Get ALL Correct. Match the steps of the EDP with the definitions below.

Ask - (a)  

Imagine - (b)  

Plan - ​​ (c)  

Create - ​ (d)  

Test/Improve - ​​ (e)  

• to identify the need and constraints
• possible solutions and research options
• a prototype
• and redesign as needed
• list your steps and draw a sketch