Objects are made from this
What is a Material?
This term describes many parts working together to do a job
What is a System?
This term describes uses what you know to make existing systems better
What is Design for Improvement?
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What is USC?
This property determines if an object can bend without breaking
This type of system uses power and circuits
What is an Electrical System?
This term describes something that breaks easily, doesn't work well, or wastes materials
What is a Weakness?
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What is Liam?
This property determines if something can support a force without breaking
What is Strength?
This type of system uses different forms of energy
What is an Energy System?
This term describes something using more resources than necessary, moving slower than it should, or requiring additional effort
What is an Inefficiency?
This job involves designing and improving electrical systems
What is an Electrical Engineer?
This property determines if a material is light or heavy
This type of system uses movement, like gears and levers
What is a Mechanical System?
This term describes the limiting factors for a design, including limited time and materials
What is a Constraint?
This job involves robotics, manufacturing, and transportation design
What is a Mechanical Engineer?
This property determines how long a material will last
What is Durability?
These are the three parts of any given system
What is Input, Process, Output?
This is the missing step for designing an improvement:
Identify a Problem, Analyze Why it Happens, Propose a Solution, _________________
What is "Test/Improve Your Solution"?
This job involves writing code, debugging software, and working with simulations
What is a Computer Scientist or Software Engineer?