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Engineering Design Process

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the first step in the Engineering Design Process?

a)

Brainstorm

b)

Generate Ideas

c)

Define the problem

d)

Select an approach

2.

Stating the goals and objectives of the problem is an example of what step?

a)

Identifying the problem

b)

Selecting an approach

c)

Brainstorming ideas

d)

Generating ideas

3.

Listing pros and cons of your ideas is an example of what step

a)

Generating ideas

b)

Exploring possibilities

c)

Selecting an approach

d)

Criteria and constraints

4.

At what step are all ideas accepted?

a)

Selecting an approach

b)

Generating ideas

c)

Brainstorming

d)

Building a model or prototype

5.

Stating limitations and specifications are an example of what step?

a)

Criteria and constraints

b)

Refining the design

c)

Identifying the problem

d)

Generating ideas

6.

Why is it important to build a prototype?

a)

Work out any design problems

b)

To cause extra work and frustration

c)

To add unnecessary steps in design process

d)

To tire you guys out

7.
It is important when brainstorming to:
a)
Limit your ideas to what is "real"
b)
Come up with as many ideas as possible
c)
Gravitate to a few ideas
d)
Keep it brief in time
8.
In the design world, limitations are known as:
a)
Constraints
b)
Criteria
c)
Iterations
d)
Data
9.
If your initial design doesn't fully solve the problem or meet the challenge, you must go back and revise your design. This is part of which step in the Design Process?
a)
Construct a Prototype
b)
Redesign
c)
Identify the Need
d)
Develop Possible Solutions
10.

What is an engineer

a)

Problem Solver

b)

Smart Person

c)

Computer Programer

d)

STEM

11.

Improving an existing system, product, or process.

a)

design

b)

innovation

c)

invention

d)

technology

12.

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

13.
Build within your budget
You can only use materials given
You have two days to build
a)
Constraints
b)
Criteria
14.

During which step of the Design Process do you experiment with the prototype under controlled conditions and collect /record data?

a)

Test the Model

b)

Construct a Model

c)

Identify Failure Points

d)

Reflect and Redesign

15.
Which of the follow do you NOT need to keep in mind as you plan your solution?
a)
The criteria you will be evaluated on
b)
The supplies available
c)
Who you are partners with
d)
Your partner's ideas
16.

What is a prototype?

a)

The final design that is ready to be manufactured.

b)

Drawing that show a single view of an object; in a way that makes it appear 3D.

c)

A model that is used to test certain aspects of a solution.

d)

All choices are correct.

17.

Engineers must follow what process in order to find a solution?

a)

Prototypes

b)

Design

c)

Legal Documents

d)

All answers are correct

18.

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

a)

Imagine

b)

Plan

c)

Create

d)

Test

19.
A prototype is a model that
a)
functions like the final solution would
b)
is made of the same materials as the final product
c)
is made after the final product is made
20.
This involves a set of steps that can be performed in different sequences and repeated when needed
a)
design
b)
test
c)
criteria
21.
True  or  False
Invention and innovation are creative ways to turn ideas into real things.
a)
true
b)
false
22.
Michael wants to create a full sized working model of his invention.  What will he make?
a)
model
b)
prototype
c)
invention
23.

A design team creates a new system, product, or process. This new system, product, or process is called a(n)

a)

design

b)

innovation

c)

invention

d)

technology

24.

A design team who IMPROVES a system, product, or process THAT ALREADY EXISTS.

a)

design

b)

innovation

c)

invention

d)

technology

25.

Petroleum engineers want to design a system of instruments that will evaluate temperatures in the ocean at a specific depth. They will use this information to predict ocean characteristics by region.

Before the petroleum engineers produce the first working (completed/perfected) version of the system, what should they do? Choose the best answer below.

a)

Improve the design of the system

b)

Evaluate the results of the system

c)

Build a prototype of the system

26.
Which word best describes a constraint?
a)
option
b)
opportunity
c)
limitation
d)
goal
27.

You begin to create a prototype of your design only to find that your solution isn't working at all. What should you do?

a)

Add more tape

b)

Go back to an earlier stage and choose another solution

c)

Blame your partner

d)

Keep going and hope it will be ok

28.
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
29.

In what step of design thinking do you see if the solution you have created works?

a)

Empathize

b)

Define

c)

Ideate

d)

Prototype

e)

Test

30.

Engineers ________________

a)

use science and math

b)

don't use technology

c)

don't use science and math

d)

only use science

31.

The engineering design process does not need to be repeated.

a)

true

b)

false

32.
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
33.
When you define a problem you are stating what humans...
a)
like or want
b)
like and want
c)
like and don’t like
d)
need or want
34.

Is the iPhone X an invention or innovation?

a)

innovation

b)

invention

35.

Was the first iPhone an invention or an innovation?

a)

innovation

b)

invention

36.

What does it take to be creative and innovative in the classroom?

a)

Time and Money

b)

Only the best students

c)

Being a risk-taker

d)

Too much effort

37.
Have a strong effect on someone or something
a)
Necessity
b)
Inspiration
c)
Impact
d)
Iterate
38.

What is the purpose of sketching?

a)

It can tell how and where the design will be used.

b)

Sketching is appealing to people.

c)

Sketching can provide details of an idea and lots of information all at once.

d)

Color can be added to a sketch to show texture and appearance.

39.

Many drawings are still done in this way, but most modern drawings are created on ______________ or design software.

a)

Computer Aided Design(CAD)

b)

PLC

c)

Webpage

d)

Dialux

40.
A book, notebook or binder that contains documentation of the process of attempting to solve a problem through technology is an engineering design journal. These journals generally contain notes, sketches and comments to help the designer improve the solution to the problem. 
a)
Engineering Design Journal
b)
Engineering Design Team
c)
System Model
d)
Technology
41.
A standard or a rule; principle or standard by which something may be judged or decided
a)
Criteria
b)
Function
c)
Loop
d)
System
42.
Engineers are people who design and build things to solve _____
a)
riddles
b)
puzzles
c)
crosswords
d)
problems
43.
A simple model that lets you test out your design is called _____
a)
protoplasm
b)
an archetype
c)
a prototype
d)
a proton
44.
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
45.

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

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