Systems
Interacting parts that form a whole
What is a system?
To ask and answer questions about the natural world
What is the goal of science?
to apply scientific understanding in developing solutions.
What is the goal of engineering?
Gram
what is the unit of measure for mass?
A system that is part of another system
What is a subsystem?
The question that sets the purpose for the experiment.
What is the investigative question?
Define, Develop solutions, Optimize
What are the three parts of engineering design?
Liter
What is the unit of measure for volume
Energy, information and matter that enters the system.
What is input?
A prediction of what will happen in an experiment based off of prior knowledge.
What is a hypothesis?
Scientific principles and potential impacts on both people and the environment.
What are constraints of a design problem?
Meter
The limits of a system to be studied
What is a system boundary?
A factor kept the same from trial to trial to ensure a valid experiment.
What are design solutions?
Newton
What is the unit of measure for weight?
What is a model?
The factor being measured and recorded
What is the responding variable?
Milli
Centi
Deci
Deka
Hecto
Kilo
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