Engineering Process Lesson

What is the First Step of the Engineering Design Process

• Testing Solutions

• Designing Solutions

• Identifying the Problem

• Planning Solutions

What two things determine whether or not engineering solutions are successful?

• If it stays within the constraints

• If it looks cool

• If it solves a problem

• If it meets the criteria

An engineer has designed and built a prototype to improve the brake system of a car. What is the next step that the engineer should take in the process?

• Test the prototype.
• Make sketches of the prototype.
• Identify constraints.
• Collect and analyze the test results. 

During which step of the Design Process do you experiment with the prototype under controlled conditions and collect /record data?

• Test the Model

• Construct a Model

• Identify Failure Points

• Reflect and Redesign

Which word best describes a constraint?

• option
• opportunity
• limitation
• goal

When finding the solution to an engineering problem, there is/are usually 

• only one possible correct solution
• a very limited number of possible correct solutions
• many possible correct solutions

Which step of the Design Process involves communicating the results of your tests

• Identify the Problems

• Plan Solutions

• Identify Failure Points

• Reflect and Redesign

When generating a solution, a designer creates either a model or a ________________.

• drawing
• report
• design brief
• prototype

If your initial design doesn't fully solve the problem or meet the challenge, you must go back and revise your plan. This is part of which step in the Design Process?

• Create a Model

• Redesign and Reflect

• Identify Problems

• Plan Solutions

Which answer (or answers) best describes criteria?

• how the model could fail

• the limits of the model

• what the model must look like

• what the model must do