WorksheetsSTEM: Engineering Design Process
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 16mins
The engineering design process can be used to _______ (check all that apply)
Design physical products
Design processes
Improve existing inventions
What is the correct order for the first three steps of the engineering design process?
Imagine, identify, plan
Imagine, plan, identify
Identify, imagine, plan
Plan, identify, imagine
A prototype is best described as
A burst of inspiration
An abstract design
A work in progress
A final product
The invention of the railroad was the SOLUTION to the ______________ of slow long-distance travel.
response
solution
problem
lack
Thomas Edison used the engineering design process to
Invent a safer alternative to candles.
Improve an existing light bulb design.
Demonstrate the danger of electric lamps.
Replace light bulbs with electric lamps.
Which image best symbolizes the planning stage of the engineering design process?
One ____________ of all rocket designs is the ability to withstand extreme heat.
Criterion
Constraint
Prototype
Iteration
You need to design a clear water bottle that holds at least 16 ounces. What is an example of a CONSTRAINT on the design?
The bottle must hold at least 16 ounces.
The bottle must be made from clear material.
The bottle must cost less than 10 cents to produce.
The bottle can have any color label.
During which step of the engineering design process would you intentionally drop a helmet prototype?
Imagine
Plan
Create
Test
A flawed prototype is considered a(n) ______________ the engineering design process.
Failure of
Rare occurence in
Argument against
Normal part of
Which step comes after IMAGINE?
Create
Improve
Imagine
Plan
Which step comes before IMPROVE?
Identify
Imagine
Plan
Test
The first step of the design process is...
Generate concepts
Present Solution
Identify the problem
Construct and test
What step of the design process involves making a prototype or example
Step 4
Step 3
Step 2
Step 5
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...
The use of science and math to find solutions to a problem.
Technology
Engineering
Science
Trade-off
The steps that engineers use to guide them to find a solution to a problem
Engineering
Scientific Investigations
Engineering Design Process
Constraints
A sample product that is used to represent the real product
Constraints
Trade-off
Engineering Design Process
Prototype
In the engineering design process, which step requires to brainstorm possible solutions
identify
imagine
plan
create
This step is where you will make a list of materials you will need for your prototype
Identify
Imagine
Plan
Create
Engineers follow a series of _________ when trying to solve a problem.
steps
solutions
problems
tests
Which word best describes a prototype?
model
problem
step
solution
Someone who designs and builds something to solve a problem is called
a scientist
an engineer
a client
a doctor
