Inventions and Innovations Pre-Quiz

When Lewis Latimer added a carbon filament to the light bulb, his ________ allowed for the lightbulb to burn more than 60 hours.

• Invention

• Innovation

• Engineering

• Troubleshooting

When updating cellular phone technologies, companies often use different ____________ techniques to come up with multiple ideas before narrowing down the necessary changes.

• Inventing

• Brainstorming

• Designing

• Researching

When using the ____________ method of brainstorming, designers answer a series of questions about the product to determine how it can be improved.

• Guess and Check

• Design

• SCAMMPPER

• Round Table

Your teacher explained the board game design brief to you, to begin the challenge you must ____________ in order to begin the engineering design process.

• Research Solutions

• Brainstorm Solutions

• Define the Problem

• Communicate the Solution

When innovating the board game, students are asked to review the criteria and ____________ to insure all requirements of the board game are met.

• Constraints

• Rulebooks

• Game Pieces

• Criterion

When looking to create or update a product, research and design teams look for ____________ products or services to insure a profit for their company.

• Fading

• Colorful

• Trending

• New

After researching and identifying the criteria and constraints, engineers must ____________ for finding a solution when using the Engineering Design Process.

• Select the Best Approach

• Prototype the Solution

• Communicate the Solution

• Test the Solution

Tony's teacher presents a popular 1990s board game to his class; she asks the class to __________ the game to make it more relevant to the current trends.

• Invent

• Innovate

• Design

• Market

After creating a solution to a problem, engineers are asked to __________ or explain how the solution meets the criteria and constraints of the defined problem.

• Select an Approach

• Communicate the Solution

• Prototype the Solution

• Research the Solution

In 1914, Garret Morgan patented the __________, which he marketed to fire stations; his invention revolutionized protective gear for soldiers in WWI.

• Fire Suit

• Safety Helmet

• Gas Mask

• Respirator