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WorksheetsAmplify Science U3 Ch4 Test
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is Biomimicry?
The science of watching birds.
The science of learning from nature to solve problems.
Reading about science.
The science of watching ocean animals.
How do Biomimicry Engineers make their designs?
They follow a design process.
They follow the Scientific Method.
They follow a receipt.
Which lists two steps of the design process in the correct order?
learn ➡ make
plan ➡ test
plan ➡ make
The things that Engineers think about and test in order to know how well something solves a problem is known as the (a) .
materials
When Engineers get to the test part of the design process, they
(a) .
tell Mrs. Sharon they are done
If an Engineer's design does not meet criteria, they should...
not make any changes
throw out their design
revise their design to better meet their criteria
What animal do you think inspired this train?
bird
cat
fish
leaf
Alex wants to ride his bike. He needs to protect his head in case he falls. Which animal do you think inspired an Engineer to make a helmet?
giraffe
turtle
fish
An engineering team wanted to build a robot with a special function to run through buildings that had fallen because of strong winds or earthquakes. The robot could check whether it is safe for people to go into the buildings. The robot needs to move quickly over obstacles, that's its criteria. The team is designing the robot with cockroach traits.
Choose all of the reasons why the team might have to revise their design after testing it?
moves too slow
moves too fast
cannot get over obstacles
easily moves over obstacles
Reusable adhesive tape was most likely inspired by the feet of a (a) .
fish
spider
elephant
