SCIENCE BENCHMARK PRACTICE

A real-world limit on the resources of a solution, such as available time, money, or materials

• Constraint

• Engineers

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The desired features of a solution

• Technology

• Criteria

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Engineered products and processes that meet a want or need

• Criteria 

• Technology 

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A person who uses science and math to design structures, machines, and systems to solve problems

• Engineers 

• Constraint 

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Before engineers can do anything, they must__________________________________

• Define the problem, need or want.

• Measurement 

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What adjectives can you use to describe the tacona bridge?

• Weak, Lacking Strength, Old 

• Modern, Stable, Well structured. 

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Which is a good thing to do when designing or redesigning an engineering solution? 

• Keep ideas to yourself.

• Combine the best ideas of different solutions.

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Which is helpful to keep in mind when redesigning an engineering solution? 

• Past failures

• Only your successes

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When designing a new product, solution, or system, engineers ____________________________________to avoid design problems.

• Think ahead

• stop when there is a problem

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It is helpful to get other engineers to _______________________________________ your new product, solution, or system to get their opinion on it.

• Analyze

• Ignore 

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