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2025 STEM 8 EDP

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A series of steps that engineers can follow to solve a problem

a)

engineering design process

b)

engineering solutions

c)

collaboration

d)

matrix

2.

If your initial design doesn't fully solve the problem or meet the criteria, you must go back and revise your plan. This is part of which step in the Design Process?

a)
Create
b)
Improve
c)
Ask 
d)
Imagine
3.
What is the step in the Design Process where you identify a problem or need that exists?
a)
Ask
b)
Imagine
c)
Plan
d)
Create
4.

Which word best describes a constraint?

a)

factors to improve a design

b)

the rules

c)

restriction or limitations

5.

What do you think an engineer should do if their solution does not meet the criteria or constraints?

a)

Nothing, the solution should stay unchanged.

b)

Go back and modify the solution to better meet the criteria and constraints.

c)

Choose a different problem to solve that is not based on society's needs.

d)

Give up completely and forget about society's needs.

6.

The process by which group members freely suggest any creative solutions to a problem is called...

a)

brainstorming

b)

troubleshooting

c)

patent

d)

constraints

7.
The only way to know if a design will work in real world conditions is to build a model or prototype. Which step is this?
a)
Ask
b)
Imagine
c)
Plan
d)
Create
8.

A brace that corrects alignment or provides support to correct a disorder of the limbs or spine.

a)

Orthosis

b)

Spastic hemiplegia

c)

Generate Concepts

d)

Present Solution

9.

The designers create a detailed drawing that provides the technical information necessary to produce a solution. What step is this?

a)

Build and Test

b)

ASK

c)

IMAGINE

d)

PLAN

10.

What is collaboration?

a)

Working together on a common purpose.

b)

An accurate representation of an object or phenomenon.

c)

A working model used to test a design concept.

11.

What is a Prototype?

a)

When you choose some features of a design over another

b)

A final product made with expensive materials

c)

A working model used in order to test a design

12.

Which step in the Engineering Design Process involves generating as many ideas as possible to solve a problem?

a)

Brainstorming

b)

Testing

c)

Presenting

d)

Building

13.

What is the main purpose of building a prototype during the design process?

a)

To create a marketing plan

b)

To present the solution to the public

c)

To test and evaluate the solution

d)

To finalize the design

14.

Which step in the Engineering Design Process involves sharing your solution and results with others?

a)

Share

b)

Plan

c)

Imagine

d)

Improve

15.

What is the main purpose of identifying criteria and constraints before starting a design?

a)

To make the process more expensive

b)

To ensure the solution meets requirements and limitations

c)

To skip unnecessary steps

d)

To avoid teamwork

16.

What was the problem for the AFO design challenge?

a)

To build an Ankle foot Orthosis for children with CP

b)

To help students with CP walk again

c)

To develop a cure for CP

d)

To help inspire others

17.

Being comfortable, supporting the foot and ankle, removable are ALL examples of what?

a)

criteria

b)

constraint

18.

Time, budget, and safety are almost always considered to be ________________.

a)

Trade-offs

b)

Criteria

c)

Constraints

d)

Efficiency