Engineering and Design Process

What is the main goal of the design process?

• to write reports

• to make prototypes

• to make charts and graphs

• to find solutions to problems

How did these students solve the problem of how to get in and out of their tree house?

• They built a rope ladder.

• They built steps on the tree trunk.

• They climbed branches to reach the tree house.

• They built it low so they can reach it from the ground.

Rodrigo plans and makes a bird feeder. He puts the bird feeder in his yard, but the birds cannot get food because of the small hole in the feeder. Which should Rodrigo do next?

• communicate

• find a problem

• plan and build

• redesign

Veronika builds a paper bridge between two stacks of books.Which is not a way to make the paper bridge stronger?

• adding layers of paper to the bridge

• using a heavier toy car to cross the bridge

• taping the sides of the bridge to the books

• adding craft stick supports under the bridge

Moby has a birdhouse that only small birds use. He wants birds of all sizes to use it. What can he do to improve the design?

• Put a bowl of water near the birdhouse.

• Move the birdhouse to a different tree.

• Put out food for bigger birds inside the birdhouse.

• Make the hole in the front of the birdhouse bigger.

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Mia wants to mail a plant to a friend. What is a problem she needs to solve?

• how to keep animals from eating the plant

• how to observe the plant while it is in the box

• how to take notes and draw pictures of the plant

• how to keep the soil from spilling out of the pot

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