Engineering Study Guide

A set of steps engineers follow to complete the design of an object or idea is called the

• The Scientific Method

• The Engineering Design Process

The process by which group members freely suggest any creative solutions to a problem is called...

• brainstorming

• troubleshooting

• patent

• constraints

What is the first step in engineering?

• define the problem
• build a prototype
• identify criteria
• share results

During which step of the Design Process do you experiment with the prototype under controlled conditions and collect /record data

• Test and Evaluate
• Imagine
• Improve
• Share Results

Engineers are people who design and build things to solve _____

• riddles
• puzzles
• crosswords
• problems

When they're trying to solve a problem, engineers follow a series of _____

• steps
• problems
• solutions
• tests

Once you've figured out what problem you want to tackle, you need to _____

• do your research
• design your solution
• build a prototype
• test your solution

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.