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Engineering design process

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do you have to do before building "a prototype"? Select all that apply

a)

Define the problem

b)

Do a research

c)

Communicate results

d)

Specify requirements

e)

Brainstorm, Evaluate & choose

2.

Which is a reason for brainstorming prior to creating a new product? Select all that apply

a)

You can uncover bad ideas early on

b)

It allows for critical thinking

c)

Input will come from multiple sources

d)

It always ends up with fights

3.

Why is it important that multiple people be included in the

brainstorming process?

a)

More ideas are uncovered

b)

Different backgrounds will allow for different ideas to take shape

c)

It creates ownership of all members on a team

d)

All of the above

4.

Why is it important to discuss bad ideas during a brainstorming session? Select all that apply

a)

Bad ideas could turn into good ideas

b)

You don’t limit yourself to one type of idea

c)

Bad ideas are not helpful during a brainstorming session

d)

Allows to identify who doesn't know anything

5.

Is the diagram showing the correct order of the Engineering process?

a)

YES

b)

NO

c)

I don't know

6.

What is a good reason for having an engineering

design process?

a)

To be able to develop the most successful engineering product

b)

To complete a scientific experiment

c)

It’s the law of engineering

d)

The products will sell for more money

7.

Which step in the engineering design process is the final one?

a)

Defining a problem

b)

Developing possible solutions

c)

Communicating results with a wider audience

d)

Research existing solutions

8.

What steps means to Share your results with a wider audience?

a)

Do Your Research

b)

Communicate Your Design

c)

Define the Problem

d)

Develop Possible Solution

e)

Build a Prototype

9.
Engineers are people who design and build things to solve _____
a)
riddles
b)
puzzles
c)
crosswords
d)
problems
10.
When solving problems, the series of steps that engineers follow is called _____
a)
the engineering method
b)
the engineering process
c)
the engineering problem
d)
the scientific method
11.
Before you can solve a problem, the first thing you have to do is _____
a)
define the problem
b)
design your solution
c)
build a protoype
d)
test your solution
12.
In the 1800s, an engineer named Alexander Graham Bell invented _____
a)
the telegraph
b)
the telephone
c)
the television
d)
the telescope
13.
Once you've figured out what problem you want to tackle, you need to _____
a)
do your research
b)
design your solution
c)
build a prototype
d)
test your solution
14.
The chemist and engineer Alfred Nobel invented _____
a)
TNT
b)
dynamite
c)
ANFO
d)
plastic explosives
15.
After your research is done, this is where you _____
a)
define the problem
b)
develop a possible solution
c)
build a prototype
d)
test your solution
16.
A simple model that lets you test out your design is called _____
a)
protoplasm
b)
an archetype
c)
a prototype
d)
a proton
17.
To see if it works like they want it to, engineers need to _____
a)
do their research
b)
design their solution
c)
define their problem
d)
test their solution
18.

A series of steps used to guide people as they develop new solutions, products, or processes.

a)

design

b)

engineering

c)

engineering design process

d)

technology

19.

The art of creating something that does not exist.

a)

design

b)

engineering

c)

engineering design process

d)

technology

20.

You are going to design an indestructible kite. After doing research, you design several solutions and select the one you want to use. What are the next two steps you should do in the design process?

a)

build a prototype and test it

b)

build and finish full-sized kites

c)

patent the design and sell it

d)

evaluate your solutions and communicate results

e)

build a prototype and so more research