The Engineering Process

What is the main goal of the engineering process?

• to write reports

• to make charts and graphs

• to find solutions to problems

• to make it easier to pack food into trucks

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What is technology?

• anything made by nature

• anything that costs a lot of money

• anything people make that has a purpose

• only the things that people make and that change the natural world

Engineers designed a machine to keep food cold when it is shipped to stores. What problem did the machine solve?

• how to make ice cubes

• how to make it easier to pack food into trucks

• how to keep food cold

• how to make charts and graphs

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You want to build a bridge. Which material would be best for the base of the bridge?

• playing cards

• toothpicks

• marshmallows

• toy car

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Which object in a train station is NOT technology?

• a clock

• a person

• a scheduling board

• a train

Engineers designed a machine. What step of the engineering process comes after finding a problem and before building a prototype?

• Redesign

• Communicate

• Redesign and Communicate

• Plan and design a solution

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How did the students solve the problem of how to get in and out of their tree house?

• They built a rope ladder.

• They built steps on the tree trunk.

• They climbed branches to reach it.

• They built it low so they can reach it from the ground.

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Dishwashers and clothes dryers are fairly new technologies. Which is a way that these appliances changed people's lives?

• they make dishes & clothes last longer

• they never break

• they make chores longer

• they make chores take less time

Rodrigo plans and makes a bird feeder. He puts the bird feeder on a post, but the birds cannot get the food in the feeder. What should Rodrigo do next?

• find a problem

• plan and build

• redesign

• test and improve

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Which is the correct order of when the best bridge was developed, from first to most recent type? (Refer to the images of the three vehicles: 1, 2, 3)

• 2, 3, 1

• 3, 1, 2

• 3, 2, 1

• 1, 3, 2