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WorksheetsEngineering Design Process
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 46mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which step of the Design Process involves communicating the results of your tests
a)
Ask
b)
Imagine
c)
Improve
d)
Share Results
2.
During which step of the Design Process do you experiment with the prototype under controlled conditions and collect /record data
a)
Test and Evaluate
b)
Imagine
c)
Improve
d)
Share Results
3.
Which word best describes a constraint?
a)
option
b)
opportunity
c)
restriction
d)
benefit
4.
Julie presented an idea for recycling empty milk cartons to her principal. If she followed the engineering design process, what was the first step in developing her idea?
a)
communicating the results of her research
b)
creating a prototype
c)
identifying the specific problem
d)
sharing results
5.
In order to develop ideas for a basketball shoe, a design team visits three different shoe stores. What part of the design process is this?
a)
create a prototype
b)
research and generate ideas
c)
communicate results
d)
test and evaluate
6.
An emergency-equipment company makes warning-signal flares. The company wants to redesign a flare so that it produces light for a longer period of time.
After the company thinks of ideas, what is the next step in the design process?
After the company thinks of ideas, what is the next step in the design process?
a)
Build a prototype
b)
Define the problem
c)
Select a solution
d)
Test and evaluate
7.
Engineers plan on developing a new drill for use on oil rigs. What should the engineers do first in order to develop the new drill?
a)
Conduct research on features for a new drill
b)
Determine the materials needed to build the new drill
c)
Build a prototype of the new drill
d)
Select a solution
8.
Some scientists want to design a system of instruments that will evaluate ocean currents, temperatures, and winds in order to predict weather patterns.
What should they do before they produce a prototype?
What should they do before they produce a prototype?
a)
Improve the design of the system
b)
Evaluate the results of the system
c)
Build a prototype of the system
d)
Select a solution
9.
Your group plans to build a prototype for a new model of vacuum cleaner. When should you decide upon the criteria you will use to test your technological design?
a)
After the model is built
b)
After the model is tested
c)
Before the model is built
d)
You do not need any criteria since vacuum cleaners already exist
10.
What is the first step of the Engineering Design Process?
a)
Research the problem
b)
Identify the problem
c)
Create a hypothesis
d)
Brainstorm solutions
11.
What is the second step of the Engineering Design Process?
a)
Research a need
b)
Identify a need
c)
Create a hypothesis
d)
Brainstorm solutions
12.
What is the third step of the Engineering Design Process?
a)
Conduct research
b)
Identify a need
c)
Create a hypothesis
d)
Brainstorm solutions
13.
What is the fourth step of the Engineering Design Process?
a)
Conduct research
b)
Select a solution
c)
Create a hypothesis
d)
Create & Develop a Prototype
14.
What is the fifth step of the Engineering Design Process?
a)
Test Solution
b)
Select a solution
c)
Create a hypothesis
d)
Build a Prototype
15.
What is the sixth step of the Engineering Design Process?
a)
Test & Evaluate
b)
Select a solution
c)
Improve & Redesign
d)
Build a Prototype
16.
What is the seventh step of the Engineering Design Process?
a)
Test & Evaluate
b)
Select a solution
c)
Redesign to improve
d)
Build a Prototype
17.
What is the purpose of building a prototype?
a)
to test the product and make sure that it is the best solution to the problem
b)
to make sure that the product is in compliance with government regulations
c)
to determine the design constraints for the product
d)
to use more materials
18.
If your first design doesn't solve the problem, you must go back and revise your plan. Which step is this?
a)
Share results
b)
Ask for help
c)
Redesign to Improve
d)
Imagine a need
19.
Which step do you experiment with the prototype under controlled conditions and record data?
a)
Test and evaluate
b)
Redesign to Improve
c)
Share Results
d)
Ask
20.
In which step would you give an oral presentation with visual aids such as a PowerPoint?
a)
Share results
b)
Identify a need
c)
Select a solution
d)
Test and evaluate
21.
Which word best defines constraint?
a)
restriction or limit
b)
opportunity
c)
option
d)
success
22.
When finding a solution to the design problem there is/are usually
a)
only one possible solution
b)
a very limited number of solutions
c)
many possible solutions
d)
do not pick this one.
23.
The application of science and math to solve real-life problems is
a)
science
b)
math
c)
engineering
d)
technology
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