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Which step of the Design Process involves presenting the results of your prototype
Identify a need or problem
Research a similar existing product
Brainstorm for possible solutions
Communicate your the solution
If your initial design doesn't fully solve the problem or meet the challenge, you must go back and revise your plan. This is part of which step in the Design Process?
Identify the need or problem
Test and evaluate the solution
Redesign the solution
Research the need or problem
What is the step in the Design Process where you may discover a problem with your prototype?
Communicate the solution
Test and evaluate the solution
Research the need or problem
Identify the need or problem
The engineering process begins with
brainstorming new ideas
creating an advertisment
identifying the need or solution to a problem
researching needed materials for your plan
Which word best describes a constraint?
option
opportunity
restriction
requirement
A prototype is a model that
functions like the final solution would
is made of the same materials as the final product
looks exactly like the real product
is built by the team leader
When finding the solution to an engineering problem, there is/are usually
only one possible correct solution
a very limited number of possible correct solutions
many possible correct solutions
bad and good solutions
A team of engineers is asked to design a scooter for less than $30. They decide that they will use 80% plastic for materials. Which of the following is the team’s constraint?
designed to appeal to kids
apply for a special tax break
cost less than $30 to produce
work additional days without pay
A student presented an idea for recycling empty milk cartons to the Elkhorn's kindness club. If she followed the engineering design process, what was the first step to develop her idea?
communicating the results
creating a prototype
identifying the specific problem
brainstorming for possible solutions
What is the step in the Design Process where you see a problem or need that exists?
Identify the need or problem
Test and evaluate the solution
Redesign the solution
Research the need or problem
Brainstorm for possible solutions
In which step of Design Process do you compare the various ideas and determine the best approach
Brainstorm for possible solutions
Select a final choice
Redesign the solution
Research the need or problem
In order to develop ideas for a basketball shoe, a design team visits three different shoe stores. What part of the design process is this?
Identify the need or problem
Test and evaluate the solution
Research the need or problem
Brainstorm for possible solutions
Before releasing a new movie, the creator gives the movie to 200 people who provide feedback about the movie. What part of the Design Process does this scenario describe?
Identify the need or problem
Communicating the result
Redesign the solution
Research the need or problem
Testing and evaluating
The only way to know if a design will work in real-world conditions is to build a model based on the selected plan. This is part of which step in the Design Process?
Prototype the solution
Test and evaluate the solution
Redesign the solution
Research the need or problem
Which step of the Design Process involves presenting the results of your tests
communicating the results
creating a prototype
identifying the specific problem
brainstorming for possible solutions
It is important to have a technical drawings/blueprints of the final plan. This happens during which step of the Design Process?
Prototyping the solution
Select the best solution
Redesign the solution
Research the need or problem
In which step of the Design Process would you discuss questions such as: Has the challenge been met before? If so, how? If not, why not? What additional information is needed to solve the problem?
Identify the need or problem
Select a final choice
Redesign the solution
Research the need or problem
Brainstorm for possible solutions
A small group of people start sharing ideas. Some ideas may seem silly, but all suggestions are written down for further consideration. This activity is part of which step of the Design Process
Identify the need or problem
Test and evaluate the solution
Research the need or problem
Brainstorm for possible solutions
During which step of the Design Process would the specific constraints or requirements of the challenge be identified?
Identify the need or problem
Test and evaluate the solution
Redesign the solution
Brainstorm for possible solutions
During which step of the Design Process do you experiment with the prototype using dependent and independent variable?
Identify the need or problem
Test and evaluate the solution
Redesign the solution
Research the need or problem
During which step of the Design Process do you want to analyze data under controlled conditions and validate results based on your recorded data?
Research the need or problem
Select a final choice
Redesign the solution
Test and evaluate the solution
In which step of the Design Process would you give an oral presentation with visual aids such as a slideshow, model, prototype etc..
Testing and evaluating
Communicating the result
Redesign the solution
Research the need or problem
In which step of the Design Process would the designer review the design criteria and make adjustments to the original plan if necessary?
Selecting the best solution
Communicating the result
Redesign the solution
Research the need or problem
A dependent variable is a result from a controlled condition.
Always true
Always false
You can change or control a dependent variable during testing and evaluating.
Always true
Always false
Independent variable refers to controlled condition during testing.
Always true
Always false
Using dependent and independent variable for your prototype under controlled and actual conditions helps you identify what you need do to improve your prototype.
Always true
Always false
Inventors are flexible thinkers, willing to take time to explore and research things from a variety of different resources.
Always true
Always false
Failure, to inventors, means it is an opportunity for them to learn something new.
Always true
Always false
Inventors were often born with natural talents.
Always true
Always false
Inventors are insightful, persistent, and accepting that failure is big part of their success.
Always true
Always false
Which of the following would be best to do first when building a dog house?
Compare different designs
Make a drawing of the dog house
Determine the constraints and criteria
Build whatever that first comes to your mind
What is the engineering design step are you participating in when you ask:
What are necessary results to record in our document?
Select the final solution after examining all possible solutions
Construct a prototype by following your final plan
Research the need or problem
What is the engineering design step are you participating in when you ask:
What resources can we use? How does this help solve our problem?
Identify the need or problem
Test and evaluate the solution
Research the need or problem
What is the engineering design step are you participating in when you ask:
What inferences can we make about this design to ensure that this is the best choice?
Communicate the solution
Select the final solution
Research the need or problem
What is the engineering design step are you participating in when you ask:
What would I do differently based on new information gathered?
Communicate the solution
Select the final solution
Research the need or problem
Redesign the solution
The scientific method and the engineering design process are essentially the same thing because they both have a set of steps.
Always true
Always false
What is a method that uses a logical sequence of steps that begins with a specific problem for a perceived need and results in a solution?
Scientific method
Engineering design process
Solution method
Experimental method
This step in Design process includes creating a detailed design solution and detailed technical drawings.
Present solution
Define the problem
Prototype
Select a final solution
This step in Design process includes a report of the collected data and an explanation of what the data results show.
test and evaluate
research
brainstorm
redesign
This step in Design process includes examining the solution's effectiveness, reflecting on design, making recommendation for improvements of the design, and revising design documents.
brainstorm
test and evaluate
identify the problem
prototype
This is the step in the Design process when the project portfolio or document is shared.
Communicate solution
Redesign prototype
Research concepts
Brainstorm
Why is the design process important?
Because it does the process for us.
Because we only have to do each step once.
It helps us visualize the steps needed to ensure our product is the best it can be.
It helps us finish the project from the last step backwards.
Which step would be the correct place to think of new ideas towards the solution?
Identify Problem
Redesign
Brainstorm
Communicate Solution
What step would you use to find the issue(s) that the user is facing?
Identify Problem
Redesign
Design
Test & Evaluate
Which stage of the process would you show other people your product?
Brainstorm
Communicate Solution
Prototype
Design
After selecting the best solution, you discover that your solution requires you to change something, which step should you do next?
Identify problem, because you have to start over completely
Communicate solution, because you have finished one product and have to begin another one
Redesign, because you have to redo the last steps of the process
Design, because you haven't completed the first round yet so you are still designing the product.
Which stage may you have to repeat multiple times?
identify problem
test & evaluate
design
present solution
Why would you need the "redesign" step in your process?
Because sometimes you need to add something to your product and need to fix something.
Because you messed up the entire product and need to restart.
Because you have to think of more ideas
Because you have to show your employer/user the product
What is the purpose of the "test & evaluate" stage?
To make sure your prototype works and any other features properly function
To make sure that everything looks good
To make sure your prototype doesn't fall apart
To make sure we can identify the problem.
Which is NOT a rule for brainstorming?
Allows for an ides even if it seems unimportant
Piling on ideas
Allow everyone free expression of ideas
Judging ideas of others
In which step would you include technical drawings?
Brainstorming
Researching
Redesign the prototype
Selecting the best option for solution
The bare minimum of what the problem is asking you to do is called
Constraint
Criteria
Creativity
A technology company has identified the need for a smaller laptop computer that weighs less, but they do not have enough knowledge about how to build it.
What would be the next logical step engineers would take to design and produce this laptop computer?
Build a new type of laptop battery
Research current laptop technology
Build a prototype computer
Which is NOT a characteristic of the engineering design process?
designing your solution to meet the criteria
documenting your work during prototyping
make sure your prototype works well on the first try.
including a technical drawings of your solution
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