STEPS
SCENARIOS
QUESTIONS TO ASK
IT HAPPENS WHEN...
RELATED VOCAB
100

This step of the EDP is when you develop a detailed solution &/or technical drawings

3. PLAN
100

Jim has created a prototype for a paper airplane. His design flies for a few moments before crashing. What should Jim's next step be?

Improve/Redesign

100

How can I alter my design to engineer a cheaper solution that works as well as my first?

Improve/Evaluate

100
Gathering Materials

It happens when you're PLANNING.

100

An original design that is built for testing is called a...

PROTOTYPE

200

This step of the EDP is when you identify criteria & constraints. 

1. ASK/DEFINE

200

Betty needs to be able to drop her phone without the screen cracking. What step of the design process has she performed?

Identified/Asked a Problem

200

What is the most promising idea that I should focus on?

Plan

200

Redesigning

It happens when you IMPROVE.

200

Limitations or restrictions that a design must follow are called...

CONSTRAINTS

300

This step of the EDP is when you research.

2. IMAGINE

300

Engineers meet with city officials to discuss budget and required lifespan for a new pedestrian bridge.

Ask/Define the Problem
300

What is the problem I'm trying to solve?

Ask/Define

300

Creating Sketches/Diagrams

It happens when you're developing a PLAN.

300

The location where two or more structural pieces are connected together.

Joints

400

This step of the EDP is when you collect data on the success of your prototype.

5. EXPERIMENT

400

Frank modifies his plane's wing shape after wind tunnel data.

Improve

400

What didn't work with my prototype?

Improve/Evaluate

400

Considering Contraints

It happens when you're asking/defining the problem.

400

The lowest part of a structure that transfers the building’s loads/forces safely to the ground

Foundation

500

This step of the EDP is when you think of numerous possible solutions.

2. IMAGINE

500

Lucy has tested & redesigned her model car & found that it works perfectly. What should she do next?

Share/Communicate her results.

500

Does my proposed solution actually work?

Experient/Test

500

Listing numerous creative ideas

It happens with you imagine (brainstorm).

500

A process that repeats multiple times, with improvements made each cycle is described as...

Iterative 

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