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STEM: Engineering Design Process

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The engineering design process can be used to _______ (check all that apply)

a)

Design physical products

b)

Design processes

c)

Improve existing inventions

2.

What is the correct order for the first three steps of the engineering design process?

a)

Imagine, identify, plan

b)

Imagine, plan, identify

c)

Identify, imagine, plan

d)

Plan, identify, imagine

3.

A prototype is best described as

a)

A burst of inspiration

b)

An abstract design

c)

A work in progress

d)

A final product

4.

The invention of the railroad was the SOLUTION to the ______________ of slow long-distance travel.

a)

response

b)

solution

c)

problem

d)

lack

5.

Thomas Edison used the engineering design process to

a)

Invent a safer alternative to candles.

b)

Improve an existing light bulb design.

c)

Demonstrate the danger of electric lamps.

d)

Replace light bulbs with electric lamps.

6.

Which image best symbolizes the planning stage of the engineering design process?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

One ____________ of all rocket designs is the ability to withstand extreme heat.

a)

Criterion

b)

Constraint

c)

Prototype

d)

Iteration

8.

You need to design a clear water bottle that holds at least 16 ounces. What is an example of a CONSTRAINT on the design?

a)

The bottle must hold at least 16 ounces.

b)

The bottle must be made from clear material.

c)

The bottle must cost less than 10 cents to produce.

d)

The bottle can have any color label.

9.

During which step of the engineering design process would you intentionally drop a helmet prototype?

a)

Imagine

b)

Plan

c)

Create

d)

Test

10.

A flawed prototype is considered a(n) ______________ the engineering design process.

a)

Failure of

b)

Rare occurence in

c)

Argument against

d)

Normal part of

11.

Which step comes after IMAGINE?

a)

Create

b)

Improve

c)

Imagine

d)

Plan

12.

Which step comes before IMPROVE?

a)

Identify

b)

Imagine

c)

Plan

d)

Test

13.

The first step of the design process is...

a)

Generate concepts

b)

Present Solution

c)

Identify the problem

d)

Construct and test

14.

What step of the design process involves making a prototype or example

a)

Step 4

b)

Step 3

c)

Step 2

d)

Step 5

15.
What is the main goal of the design process?
a)
To write reports
b)
To make things
c)
To make charts and graphs
d)
To find solutions to problems
16.
You try, you fail
you try, you fail
you try, you fail
It's OK if you fail as long as you keep doing this step in the engineering design process...
a)
Imagine
b)
Quit
c)
Improve
d)
Create 
17.
Which word best describes a constraint?
a)
Option
b)
Opportunity
c)
Restriction
d)
Money
18.
When finding the solution to an engineering problem, there is/are usually... 
a)
Only one possible correct solution
b)
A very limited number of possible correct solutions
c)
Many possible correct solutions
d)
No possible correct solutions
19.

The use of science and math to find solutions to a problem.

a)

Technology

b)

Engineering

c)

Science

d)

Trade-off

20.

The steps that engineers use to guide them to find a solution to a problem

a)

Engineering

b)

Scientific Investigations

c)

Engineering Design Process

d)

Constraints

21.

A sample product that is used to represent the real product

a)

Constraints

b)

Trade-off

c)

Engineering Design Process

d)

Prototype

22.

In the engineering design process, which step requires to brainstorm possible solutions

a)

identify

b)

imagine

c)

plan

d)

create

23.

This step is where you will make a list of materials you will need for your prototype

a)

Identify

b)

Imagine

c)

Plan

d)

Create

24.
What is the first step in the Design Process?
a)
Identify the Problem
b)
Construct a Prototype
c)
Develop Possible Solutions
d)
Optimize
25.
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?
a)
Test the prototype.
b)
Make sketches of the prototype.
c)
Identify constraints.
d)
Collect and analyze the test results. 
26.

Engineers follow a series of _________ when trying to solve a problem.

a)

steps

b)

solutions

c)

problems

d)

tests

27.

Which word best describes a prototype?

a)

model

b)

problem

c)

step

d)

solution

28.

Someone who designs and builds something to solve a problem is called

a)

a scientist

b)

an engineer

c)

a client

d)

a doctor