Find a problem, build a prototype, test and improve, redesign if needed, and communicate.
100
Is it possible to build a model to solve a problem?
Yes!!!
100
Give some examples of how technology improves lives.
Answers will vary.
100
What is any device that people use to meet their needs?
technology
100
What does an engineering team need in order to test a new design?
a protoype
200
Why is a prototype developed?
To create a working model to test their design.
200
What is the purpose of an investigation?
To build and test a model / to model a solution to a problem.
200
Why are new product developed?
To continue to improve lives and fulfill a need.
200
A working model is known as..
a prototype.
200
A movie theater installs a ramp or people in wheelchairs to use. It helps them, but it is not a prosthesis, why?
It does not replace a body part.
300
During each step of the design process, engineers must _______________________.
keep good records / take good notes.
300
In the boat experiment, why did some model rafts work better than others?
The shape.
300
How are old computers a risk to the environment?
Old computers get dumped in landfills. The harmful materials inside can seep into the ground.
300
What are standards that help engineers how well their design is doing.
criteria
300
Does all technology bring benefits and risks? Or are the some technologies that only benefit people with no risk associated?
There are risks associated with all technologies.
400
How do engineers use criteria?
To test a prototype. To make judgments or decisions.
400
What is the best reason for sketching or drawing a design before constructing it?
Certain design improvements can be made more easily in a sketch.
400
What would be a good science to study if someone wanted to become a bio-engineer?
medicine, botany, genetics...
400
When the engineering design process is applied to living things, _______________ is being practiced.
bio-engineering
400
Which of the following activities often comes after the others in the creative design process?
a - redesigning
b - developing charts
c - testing a prototype
d - brainstorming ideas
a - redesigning
500
What would happen if a prototype worked poorly and the engineer had not made notes or drawings?
The engineer would have to start from the beginning, and would not be able to communicate results.
500
Which of the following activities is often a first step in the creative design process?
a - developing charts
b - testing a prototype
c - brainstorming ideas
d - using a computer program
c - brainstorming ideas
500
True or False.
Bio-engineering deals with health and nutrition.
True!
500
Define biotechnology and give one example.
Any product used to benefit organisms or their environment.
Example, the artificial heart.
500
Which of these technologies has been engineered to meet a human need?
a - a pacemaker
b - earbud headphones
c - a more comfortable car seat
d - a faster elevator