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WorksheetsEngineering Final (Process)
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 41mins
What step means to share your solution with others?
Identify the Problem
Ideate
Evaluate
Communicate
Engineers realize that their prototype does not work after testing it several times. What must they do next?
Make iterations or improvements
Communicate the Design
Select the Plan
Test it more
What is the study and collecting of information about something?
Communicate
Constraints
Ideate
Research
The process that is created to meet a need or solve a problem is the....
Critical Thinking Process
Scientific Method
Engineering Design Process
Mathematical Method
What should you do after you Identify the Problem?
Improve the Prototype
Make a Prototype
Research the Problem
Test the Prototype
In which step of the Engineering Design Process do you experiment with the prototype and collect data?
Test
Improve or Iterate
Select the Plan
Ideate
What is the first step in the Engineering Design Process?
Select the Plan
Define the Problem
Communicate
Test
If your design doesn't work, you must go back and improve your prototype. What step is this in the Engineering Design Process?
Communicate
Research
Define the Problem
Iterate
What step of the Engineering Design Process do you talk about different ideas?
Ideate
Identify the Problem
Prototype
Communicate
What are the "criteria" in the Engineering Design Process?
All the factors that will not work
All the factors that make the solution expensive
All the factors that limit the solution
All the factors the solution must have
What is a "constraint" in the Engineering Design Process?
All the factors that make the solution harmful
All the factors that make the solution expensive
All the factors that limit a solution
All the factors that make the solution better
You can improve your prototype by
Thinking about what worked well and what doesn't
Share your prototype and get feedback from others
Brainstorm ideas of how to fix the problems
All of the above
The last step of the Engineering Design Process is
Prototype
Identify the Problem
Ideate
Communicate
Why is it important that multiple people be included in the
brainstorming process?
More ideas are uncovered
Different backgrounds will allow for different ideas to take shape
It creates ownership of all members on a team
All of the above
You begin to create a prototype of your design only to find that your solution isn't working at all. What should you do?
Add more tape
Go back to an earlier stage and choose another solution
Blame your partner
Keep going and hope it will be ok
Elijah, Anika, and Mia are working on a school project. They are using the engineering design process. This process can be used to:
Design a model of a physical product like a bridge or a car
Design a process like how to efficiently complete their project
Improve existing inventions like making a more efficient model of a wind turbine
All of the above
Zoe, Aiden, and Harper are working on a school project. They have created a prototype. This prototype is...
A working model of their project to be tested
A general idea of what they want to create
A way to share their results
The final product of their project
General precautions are:
Report any situation that is unsafe
Warn other that are in danger
Always use PPE
All of the above
Which clothing items SHOULD be worn while in the lab?
loose clothing
hair ties to tie back long hair
long, dangling scarves
close-toed shoes
safety goggles
When is it appropriate to use lab equipment without the instructor present?
When you know how to use the tool
When you know your instructor wouldn’t mind if you used it
When older students, who have used the equipment before, are there to supervise you
Never
What is the correct way to hold a sharp object?
With the sharp point facing downward toward the ground
With the sharp point facing upward toward your body
With the sharp point facing to the right
With the sharp point facing to the left
Pretend that you worked on a project in which you left sawdust and wood shavings on the table.
What should you do?
Wipe the sawdust off of the table with your hands.
Leave the sawdust for the custodian to clean up.
Wear gloves and pick up each piece of wood and sawdust individually.
Use a bench brush or hand broom to sweep the wood shavings into a dustpan.
Constraint
Challenges that may get in the way of the solution.
Criteria
What needs to be done to solve the problem.
Scenario
The description of the Problem
Problem
The question that needs to be considered, answered, or solved.
Research
To gather information about your problem.
Brainstorm
To develop multiple solutions.
Solution
The answer to a problem of the explanation for something.
Prorotype
Making a test model that contains only the important design features.
Test
Seeing if the solution works.
Communicate
To share information with others, discuss.
Redesign
To make a revision or change to your original design.
Which of these is an example of iterative testing?
A scientist collecting the same data every day
Kanye West designing a single pair of shoes
Edison designing over 3000 lightbulbs before landing on one
Sardines swimming in the same direction
The process of generating ideas is_____________.
inventing
sketching
ideation
iteration
What is orthographic drawing?
Are the true shape and show what part will look like from a given direction.
A shape that is made with blocks to show a picture.
A machine that scans the shapes that make a 3-D model.
A shape that can be converted to a piece of paper.
The FBLA acronym stands for ______________________.
Future Bank Leaders of America
Featured Business Leaders in America
Future Banking Lenders of America
Future Business Leaders of America
Define STEM
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math
A type of flower with vibrant colors commonly found in gardens.
A strategy used in board games where players take turns moving their pieces on a grid.
What does CTSO stand for?
Career and Technology Student Organization
Career and Teach Student Organization
Career Student Organization
What is an Engineering Notebook?
book in which an engineer formally documents all their work associated with a project.
A special type of notebook used for drawing pictures of gadgets and inventions.
A notebook with sections for writing down thoughts and ideas about science experiments.
What does iteration/iterate/iterative mean?
To calculate the average of a set of numbers.
To perform or repeat a process or procedure, usually with the aim of making improvements or reaching a desired result
The act of drawing a straight line between two points on a graph
What are Universal System Models?
Models used by scientists to explain what they have found out in an experiment.
Models of space rockets that work everywhere in the universe.
Tools or diagrams that help us understand how different things work by breaking them down into parts and showing how those parts interact with each other, helping scientists and engineers solve problems
Define system.
A group of related parts that work together to perform a specific function or achieve a particular goal.
A team with special skills working together.
A type of puzzle that you solve on a computer.
A bunch of objects that are not related to one another.
Define linear.
In a straight line or following a sequence of steps in a straightforward and orderly way.
A type of measurement.
When numbers do not increase by a set amount, with a predictable pattern.
Define concentration when referring to a liquid.
The amount of a substance in a mixture, often measured in terms of how much can be dissolved into a fluid.
The act of focusing closely on a particular task or subject for an extended period.
A type of game played at parties where players try to memorize and recall a sequence of numbers or colors.
A new product, system, or process that has never existed before is called an ________________.
innovation
invention
process
system
A ______________ ia a group of elements or parts that function together as a whole to accomplish a goal.
system
process
STEM
technology
_______________ are the improvements to an existing technological product, system, or method.
Systems
Processes
Innovations
Inventions
The development of computer simulations to model and test bridge designs has improved the safety of new bridges. Which of the following statements best explains why computer simulation has improved the safety of new bridges?
Materials can be tested for defects
before being purchased.
Design flaws can be identified and
corrected before construction.
Plans can be sent electronically to
other engineers for their review.
D.
Multiple types of building materials
can be incorporated in one design.
How many views are usually necessary in order to describe an object using an orthographic projection?
1 or 2
2 or 3
4 or 5
5 or 6
A drawing of a machine part is shown below. Which of the following drawings shows the top view of the part?
Before releasing a newly designed video game to the public, the developer distributes the game to a few hundred people free of charge. After playing the game, the people complete a survey and return it to the developer. What part of the engineering design process does this scenario represent?
redesign
testing and evaluation
selection of a solution
construction of prototypes
Many types of models are used throughout the design process to help engineers create, develop, test, evaluate, and explain solutions. An automobile company is ready to test a new, full-size, fully operational model. This type of model is called a
mockup.
prototype.
scaled system.
control system.
The front view of a piece of equipment is shown in the diagram below. Which of the following conclusions about the piece of equipment can be made from this diagram?
It has two holes.
It has two types of material.
It has the same length and width.
It has strength in compression and tension.
A company is designing a new automobile brake system. After repeated testing of the brake system prototype, engineers presented a report to their company explaining that they discovered a major problem in the system.
Which of the following should the engineers do next?
redesign the brake system
build a full-scale version of the brake system
identify the reasons for building the brake system
evaluate the quality of the report about the brake system
Is the drawing shown orthographic projection or isometric projection?
Orthographic
Isometric
Is the drawing shown orthographic projection or isometric projection?
Orthographic
Isometric
Is the drawing shown orthographic projection or isometric projection?
Orthographic
Isometric
Is the drawing shown orthographic projection or isometric projection?
Orthographic
Isometric
Is the drawing shown orthographic projection or isometric projection?
Orthographic
Isometric
Is the drawing shown orthographic projection or isometric projection?
Orthographic
Isometric
Both
Communication is:
a way to get from place to place
a tasty treat
an exchange of information
a part of something
The detailed study of something to find out how it works is called:
Analysis
Prototype
Engineer
Criteria
To make something better by changing the exsisting design is called:
data
experiment
innovation
brainstorm
A procedure for checking how well a design works is called:
present
imagine
problem
test
