WorksheetsFoot Orthosis Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is a foot orthosis?
Brace
Cast
Splint
All of the choices
Using one of these will help your group decide on which model to build:
Design Brief
Design Evaluator
Decision Matrix
Based on this decision matrix, which idea was best?
Idea 2
Idea 6
Idea 3
Idea 4
Steve and Pamela are developing a new pair of socks for Hanes. They have determined that the socks should have the following:
1. Socks shall be water resistant
2. Socks shall be machine washable
3. Socks shall be ankle height
4. Socks shall be multi-colored
These items are considered:
Assesments
Criteria
Design Breif
Design Statement
A medical professional who helps patients who require body braces, called orthoses, to support their backs, legs, or feet.
Orthotist
Decision Matrix
Team Norms
Collaboration
A tool for comparing design solutions against one another, using specific criteria that are based on project requirements.
Design Process
Decision Matrix
Model
Prototype
A condition that affects body movement and coordination. It is caused by brain injury or brain malformation that occurs before, during, or immediately after birth when an infant’s brain is still developing.
Cerebral Palsy (CP)
Model
Decision Matrix
Solution
A brace that corrects alignment or provides support to correct a disorder of the limbs or spine
Orthosis
Model
Prototype
Solution
What is engineering?
designing a controlled experiment
designing and building a solution to a problem
reviewing and critiquing a scientist's research
asking questions about the natural world
