Know the Lingo
Statement of evidence or proof that something is true.
What is "claim"?
A person would do this if he has an old doorstop and wants to design a safer one.
What is "brainstorm solutions"?
Based on evidence about something you can see and prove.
What is "a statement or claim"?
This step comes after you have identified the problem.
What is "brainstorm solutions"?
The parts that make up railways, trains, and safety signals all working together to moving goods and people.
What is "a system"?
Arrange in a group /class / category according to shared qualities or characteristics.
What is "classified"?
Which step in the design process you use if you are trying to make a new type of a product that already exists?
What is "identify the problem"?
Make a prototype and test it using something made of a similar material.
What is "the best way to test a design"?
An engineer would do this if two different designs have the same results in testing.
What is "combine elements from those two designs and test again"?
Calculators, screwdrivers, and metersticks can be grouped or classified.
What is "as tools"?
Something designed, built or constructed.
What is "structure"?
A company wants to design and produce a new type of a shoe. What should they do first?
What is "identify the need for a new type of shoes"?
What is the next step after an engineer has designed and built a prototype to improve something?
What is "test the prototype"?
Use this product if a design needs a barrier to prevent damage or absorb impact. (word bank: concrete, speed, foam, smoother railing)
What is "foam"?
To brainstorm ideas about how to solve an engineering problem.
What is "design"?
To keep something from happening.
What is "prevent"?
A company should do this first if they want to build a new type of car for people to drive.
What is "identify needs"?
You want to design and build a structure that will let sunlight in and protect a plant from heavy rain. Which object would best meet your design goal? (word bank: cardboard covering, clear plastic box, wooden case, mosquito netting)
What is a "clear plastic box"?
Two prototypes have comparable results. Review this to decide which prototype is best.
What is "design goals"?
An item that is designed to help people communicate.
What is "a product"?
Something useful or realistic.
What is "practical"?
You would do this if you realize that your tested design needs some sort of an adjustment.
What is "evaluate solutions"?
A risk for technology - computer games.
What is "less exercise"?
A company plans to make a new type of sled that will go faster (meters per second or m/s). Look for this data.
What is the "farthest distance traveled"?
Engineers build this model of a design to find out how well it actually works.
What is a "prototype"?