Engineering Design Process

What is the first step of the engineering design process?

• Research

• Making a prototype

• Communicate

• Identifying a problem

This is the "test model" of the product

• Prototype

• Cost-benefit analysis

• Photograph

• Summary

This step follows creating the prototype in the engineering design process

• Brainstorm

• Test and evaluate

• Identify the problem

• Eat a snack

After you have identified the problem, what should you do next?

• Communicate your results

• Brainstorm

• Run a test

• Build a prototype

Which one of these is not an example of technology?

• Cell phones

• Microwaves

• Computers

• The air we breathe

To make the working model of a solar-powered car, the design team first determined which materials had previously been used to create similar models.

Which engineering skill would have been most necessary to answer this question?

• Research skills

• Modeling skills

• Mathematics skills

• Brainstorming skills

When brainstorming ideas, it is most important to focus on what?

• The 10 best solutions

• As many ideas as possible (quantity)

• What's for dinner

• One awesome idea

Which of the following best defines the word constraint?

• Idea

• Option

• Opportunity

• Restriction

Which of the following events is an important part of the engineering design process?

• Designing and building models

• Evaluating design constraints

• Testing and evaluating models

• All of these

Computers and software are two results of the engineering design process. When Angela starts her computer, she receives this message.

This message indicates that steps of the engineering design process were recently performed. Which step of the design process lead directly to this message?

• Identify a need.

• Revise the design.

• Brainstorm solutions.

• Conduct background research