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WorksheetsG7: Unit 1 Lesson 1 Vocab Check-In
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 19mins
In a system, what is an input?
Something added to a system to produce a result
The sequence of steps used to combine resources
The results of the operation of a system
While baking, which action illustrates the process stage of a system?
Measuring ingredients, combining them, and baking the mixture
Choosing a different recipe after tasting the cake
Adding frosting after the cake cools
Buying ingredients at the store
Which option describes the output in the baking example from the lesson?
A baked, undecorated cake
Flour and sugar before mixing
Turning the oven on
Tasting and deciding it needs more sugar
Feedback in a system is best described as which of the following?
Using information from the output to adjust inputs, processes, or the result
The initial resources that enter the system
The final product with no changes
The tools used to assemble components
You baked cookies with salt instead of sugar. You decide to add sugar next time. What concept are you applying?
Feedback
Input
Output
Trade-off
In design, what are requirements?
The must-do components a design has to include to work correctly
Optional features that might be nice to have
The marketing plan for a new product
Random measurements chosen during testing
Which statement shows a design requirement from the lesson?
A bicycle has to have a chain to move the back tire
A bicycle might have a basket for style
A bicycle could be painted a bright color
A bicycle should be displayed in a store
What is optimization in engineering design?
Making something as effective or efficient as possible
Choosing only the cheapest materials
Stopping changes once a product works
Copying an existing design without testing
Lowering your phone’s screen brightness to extend battery life is an example of which concept?
Optimization
Output
Requirement
Control
What is a trade-off?
A choice of one quality over another
A random guess during testing
A guaranteed improvement with no downside
A requirement that must be included
Choosing plastic because it is cheaper instead of using expensive metal best illustrates which idea?
Trade-off
Feedback
Optimization
Output
Which statement best describes the relationship between creativity and technology?
Technology is closely linked to creativity
Technology replaces creativity in engineering
Creativity is unrelated to solving problems
Which option distinguishes invention from innovation as described in the lesson?
Invention turns ideas and imagination into devices and systems; innovation modifies existing products or systems to improve them
Invention only improves existing devices; innovation creates brand-new ideas
Invention is just testing; innovation is manufacturing
Why are new products and systems developed?
To solve problems or help do things that could not be done without technology
Only to make devices more expensive
To eliminate human creativity from processes
What is an example of a system?
Bicycle
Car
Baking
All the above
If you are making meat/veggie tacos, what is something that would NOT be considered an "input?"
Meat/Protein
Lettuce
Cheese
Chocolate Chips
When baking a cake, you have to follow a recipe. Following a recipe is like following a _______.
Requirement
Process
Feedback
Output
Making something as effective or as efficient as possible is known as:
Trade-Off
System
Optimization
Control
TRUE OR FALSE:
Technology ONLY are electronics.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE:
Invention means something new was created.
TRUE
FALSE
