Engineering Vocabulary
A limitation placed on a design.
Constraint
The first step.
Identify the Problem/ Ask
What type of force pushes or squeezes a structure?
Compression
What force caused the balloon car to move?
Thrust
What challenge involved a balloon?
The balloon powered car
A model or first version of a solution.
Prototype
The step where engineers generate ideas.
Brainstorm / Imagine
What type of force pulls?
Tension
What force resisted the motion of the balloon car?
Friction
Who invented this challenge and was a cartoonist?
Rube Goldberg
Evidence collected during testing.
Data
Why don't engineers stop after creating their first prototype?
They need to test, analyze, and improve it.
What makes a structure less likely to tip?
Stability
What caused the marble to move down the Rube Goldberg system?
Energy Transfer / Motion
The forces of tension and compression were involved in this challenge.
The Bridge Challenge
The resistance that slows motion when surfaces interact.
What should engineers use when deciding whether to change a design?
Evidence/data from testing.
What is the strongest shape used to build structures like bridges and towers?
Triangle
What kind of energy involves the movement of an object?
Kinetic Energy
What material helped the balloon car to travel farther (HINT: it went around the axle?
straw
The process of making changes based on evidence from testing
Iteration
Explain the complete Engineering Design Process.
1. Identify the Problem / Ask
2. Brainstorm/ Imagin
3. Design / Sketch
4. Build, Test, Reevaluate/Improve
5. Share Solution
What force pulls objects toward Earth?
Gravity
What energy is stored in a stretched rubber band?
Potential Energy
What is the name of the tallest building in the world?
The Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UAE