Engineering Design Process Quiz

What do engineers do?

• Engineers solve problems.

• All of the above.

• Engineers help improve the quality of life for people.

• Engineers design rockets, medical devices, cars, buildings, bridges, headphones, and much more.

What is the engineering design process?

• The EDP is a set of steps engineers use to solve a problem.

• The EDP is a quick way for engineers to check their calculations.

• The EDP is how things are manufactured.

• The EDP is all about the best way to do computer aided design.

Which is NOT a reason why it is important to follow the EDP?

• The EDP helps document the plan.

• The EDP is a way to skip testing so engineers can start manufacturing products sooner.

• The EDP helps define a problem so you can test and evaluate the solution.

• The EDP is a way to save cost.

What are the steps of the EDP in order?

• Ask, Create, Plan, Test, Improve

• Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Improve (repeating the last three steps as needed).

• Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Explain

• Ask, Imagine, Create, Improve, Test

What are design constraints?

• Constraints tell us how much weight a design can hold.

• Constraints are one of the steps of the EDP.

• Constraints are limits, such as time, materials, or cost.

• Constraints are how small the prototype is.

What is design criteria?

• Limits on a design or project

• Requirements for what the solution needs to accomplish

• Rules that need to be followed

• A way to brainstorm what to do to solve the problem

Answer explanation

CRITERIA - What the solution needs to accomplish and how it will be tested.

Reorder the following steps of the Engineering Design Process:

• IMPROVE

• IMAGINE

• ASK

• PLAN

• CREATE

Answer explanation

ASK, IMAGINE, PLAN, CREATE, IMPROVE

In this step, the problem that you are trying to solve is defined.

• ASK

• IMAGINE

• PLAN

• CREATE

• IMPROVE

Answer explanation

ASK - Define the problem that needs to be solved. Identify materials, cost limits and how it willbe tested.

In this step, engineers think of all of the possible ideas for how to solve the problem. They usually bounce their ideas off of other people.

• ASK

• IMAGINE

• PLAN

• CREATE

• IMPROVE

Answer explanation

IMAGINE - Think of any possible idea that might solve the problem

In this step, dimensions, materials, notes, and ideas are documented to form a plan.

• ASK

• IMAGINE

• PLAN

• CREATE

• IMPROVE

Answer explanation

PLAN - Document detailed plans with dimensions, materials, and notes.