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Engineering Design Process

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Elijah, Anika, and Mia are working on a school project. They are using the engineering design process. This process can be used to:

a)

Design a model of a physical product like a bridge or a car

b)

Design a process like how to efficiently complete their project

c)

Improve existing inventions like making a more efficient model of a wind turbine

d)

All of the above

2.

Zoe, Aiden, and Harper are working on a school project. They have created a prototype. This prototype is...

a)

A working model of their project to be tested

b)

A general idea of what they want to create

c)

A way to share their results

d)

The final product of their project

3.

Liam, Mason, and Luna are working on a school project. They are facing some constraints. What could these constraints be?

a)

Limitations with material, time, size of their team, etc

b)

Conditions that their project design must satisfy like its overall size, etc

4.

Hannah, Abigail, and Nora are working on a school project. They need to follow the engineering design process. What is the correct order for the first three steps they should follow?

a)

Imagine the final product, identify the problem, plan the design

b)

Imagine the final product, plan the design, identify the problem

c)

Identify the problem, imagine the final product, plan the design

d)

Plan the design, identify the problem, imagine the final product

5.

James, Liam, and Aiden are working on a school project where they need to design a clear water bottle that holds at least 16 ounces for their school's sports day. What is an example of a constraint on their 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

6.

James, Noah, and Zoe are working on a school project to design a new type of helmet. During which step of their engineering design process would they intentionally drop their helmet prototype to test its durability?

a)

a. Imagine

b)

b. Plan

c)

c. Create

d)

d. Test

7.

During a science project, Mia and James built a prototype for a solar-powered car. However, they found some flaws in their design. This flawed prototype is considered a(n) _____ in the engineering design process.

a)

Failure of

b)

Rare occurrence in

c)

Argument against

d)

Normal part of

8.

BONUS QUESTION - Must Get ALL Correct. Match the steps of the EDP with the definitions below.

Ask - (a)  

Imagine - (b)  

Plan - ​​ (c)  

Create - ​ (d)  

Test/Improve - ​​ (e)  

Choose from the below words
to identify the need and constraints
possible solutions and research options
a prototype
and redesign as needed
list your steps and draw a sketch