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PLTW Design Game

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Is the first step in the design process. Includes the problem being identified, validated, and justified. The design requirements are determined and the design brief is created.

a)

prototype

b)

Valid

c)

define the problem

d)

present solution

e)

construct/test prototype

2.

A process that repeats a series of steps over and over until the desired outcome is obtained.

a)

evaluate solution

b)

iterative

c)

develop solution

d)

define the problem

e)

Valid

3.
A full- scale working model used to test a design concept
a)
Prototype
b)
present solution
c)
construct/test prototype
d)
generate concepts
e)
Justifiable
4.

A group technique for solving problems, generating ideas, stimulating creative thinking, etc. by unrestrained spontaneous participation in discussion

a)

define the problem

b)

Iterative

c)

evaluate solution

d)

develop solution

e)

brainstorm

5.

A clear and concise identification and description of the design problem or opportunity.

a)

Design Brief

b)

Deliverables

c)

Problem Statement

d)

Design Statement

6.

A statement that briefly describes the design goals and needs of the stakeholders.

a)

Consumer Statement

b)

Designer Statement

c)

Criteria Statement

d)

Design Statement

7.

Of criteria and constraints, which one includes the desired functions and features of the solution?

a)

criteria

b)

constraints

8.

Of criteria and constraints, which includes the limitations on the design, such as size and weight limitations and time and funds restrictions?

a)

criteria

b)

constraints

9.

Together, the criteria and constraints form the requirements of the desired solution.

a)

No

b)

Yes

10.

time, budget and safety are almost always considered to be____________

a)

trade-offs

b)

constraints

c)

criteria

d)

efficiency

11.

When designers make compromises during the engineering design process, the result often is___________

a)

additional criteria

b)

increased efficiency

c)

more constraints

d)

a trade-off

12.

A local office furniture company throws away tens of thousands of scrap hardwood cubes from the result of their manufacturing process. This previous sentence is the beginning of the _______________________.

a)

design statement

b)

client statement

c)

constraint statement

d)

problem statement

13.

You and your design team at Designers Inc. have been hired by the Fine Office Furniture Company to create a stackable locker organizer for Carson Middle School students. Who is the client in the scenario?

a)

You and your design team

b)

Carson Middle School students

c)

Fine Office Furniture Company

d)

Designers Inc.

14.

Design, build, test, document, and present a 3d puzzle system that is made from scrap hardwood cubes. This is an example of a ___________________.

a)

design statement

b)

problem statement

15.

Deliverables include:

a)

initial sketches/ drawings

b)

designer names

c)

criteria list

d)

none of the above

16.

Deliverables include:

a)

technical drawings

b)

initial sketches

c)

3-D model & prototype

d)

summary client presentation

e)

All of the above

17.

A statement that briefly describes the design goals and needs of the stakeholders.

a)

consumer statement

b)

criteria statement

c)

designer statement

d)

design statement

18.

A clear and concise identification and description of the design problem or opportunity.

a)

design brief

b)

problem statement

c)

deliverables

d)

design statement

19.

Which part of the design brief would the following statement be located:Design, market, test, and mass produce a portable electronic device that will allow the user to communicate by voice, texting, email, and allow the user to also surf the web.

a)

problem statement

b)

design statement

c)

constraints

d)

redesign

20.

A written plan that identifies a problem to be solved, its criteria, and its constraints.

a)

Design Brief

b)

Blueprint

c)

Design Statement

d)

Problem Statement