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Engineering Design Process

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Once you've figured out what problem you want to tackle, you need to _____
a)

do your research and imagine possible solutions

b)
design your solution
c)
build a prototype
d)
test your solution
2.

How many engineering design steps do we use in the Pitsco lab?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

5

d)

6

3.
Before you can solve a problem, the first thing you have to do is _____
a)

Ask or define the problem

b)
design your solution
c)
build a protoype
d)
test your solution
4.

Which step in the engineering design process is the final one?

a)

Defining a problem

b)

Developing possible solutions

c)

Improve and make changes after testing

d)

Research existing solutions

5.

In the ask step, what are asking?

a)

What do you want to accomplish?

b)

What are the requirements?

c)

Are there any limitations?

d)

All of these questions should be asked

6.

Improve is the last step, what happens in this step?

a)

Test and make changes if necessary, then communicate results

b)

Think about possible solutions

c)

List and gather materials

7.
To see if it works like they want it to, engineers need to _____
a)
do their research
b)
design their solution
c)
define their problem
d)

test their solution, step 5

8.
When solving problems, the series of steps that engineers follow is called _____
a)
the engineering method
b)

the engineering design process

c)
the engineering problem
d)
the scientific method
9.

What is a good reason for having an engineering

design process?

a)

To be able to develop the most successful engineering product

b)

To complete a scientific experiment

c)

It’s the law of engineering

d)

The products will sell for more money

10.

Before we can plan we need to do which of the following?

a)

Ask and Imagine

b)

Ask and Create

c)

Ask and Improve

11.

Which step of the engineering design process would you brainstorm and discuss with others possible solutions?

a)

Ask

b)

Plan

c)

Imagine

d)

Create

12.

Finish this sentence: Engineers create designs to

a)

make our lives harder.

b)

solve problems.

c)

be silly.

d)

make a mess.

13.

What do you have to do before building "a prototype"?

a)

Define the problem

b)

Communicate results

c)

Plan

d)

Brainstorm, Evaluate & choose

14.
A simple model that lets you test out your design is called _____
a)
protoplasm
b)
an archetype
c)
a prototype
d)
a proton
15.

Create is which step?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

16.

Planning is which step in the engineering design process for the Pitsco Lab?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

3

d)

5

17.

Which step of the engineering design process would you write out steps you need to take?

a)

Create

b)

Plan

c)

Test

18.

Why is it important that multiple people be included in the

brainstorming process?

a)

More ideas are uncovered

b)

Different backgrounds will allow for different ideas to take shape

c)

It creates ownership of all members on a team

d)

All of the above

19.
Engineers are people who design and build things to solve _____
a)
riddles
b)
puzzles
c)
crosswords
d)
problems
20.

What is the purpose of the engineering design process?

a)

engineers use to guide
them as they solve
problems

b)

helps to save time

c)

a plan to engineers follow to create solutions to problems

d)

All of these are correct