STEM Design Cycle Quiz

Kara looked at different materials and ways to make an automatic pet feeder. She wrote down the good and bad points of each to help plan what she needed. Identify the phase of the STEM design cycle.

Answer explanation

Investigating and Defining

After deciding their design for a solar-powered charger, Marcus and Joey drew detailed plans showing all the parts, sizes, and how to put it together. Identify the phase of the STEM design cycle.

The team thought of many ideas for a water filter before choosing one that was cheap, portable, and good at cleaning water. Identify the phase of the STEM design cycle.

Following a schedule, Samantha and Wei built real models of their smart garden system, splitting up jobs like 3D printing parts and coding the sensors. Identify the phase of the STEM design cycle.

To test their bridge design, Hannah and Tyler put weights on it and measured how much it bent at different weights. Identify the phase of the STEM design cycle.

Amir and Jasmine planned out who would do what jobs, due dates, and back-up plans for making a chores video game app. Identify the phase of the STEM design cycle.

Before building a prototype, Louis asked people for feedback on his computer mouse designs to see if they had any issues using them. Identify the phase of the STEM design cycle.

After testing over and over, Sofia and Elena found ways to improve their water cleaner by increasing the filter size and reducing the water pushing back. Identify the phase of the STEM design cycle.

Quinn asked people in a survey what they wanted in an assistive technology like cost, uses, and accessibility needs to understand the problem. Identify the phase of the STEM design cycle.

Miguel wrote down each change he made to his hydroponic garden system design based on how well plants grew in his tests. (Hydroponic- growing plants without soil) Identify the phase of the STEM design cycle.