The Design Process Steps
Scenarios
Vocabulary
Scenarios 2
Final Category: Mr. Miner Trivia
100
What is the first step of the design process?
Identify the need or problem
100
Bill is doing the egg drop test. He creates a box full of feathers and puts the egg in the middle of the box. Other than gravity what is he most likely testing?
Whether or not the feathers will soften the drop
100
An original design that is built for testing is called a...
Prototype
100

Kara has identified a need, what must she do next?

Design a solution

100

Before Rita was a teacher she was a(n)...

Geologist

200
If a prototype works perfectly the first time, which steps of the design process can be skipped?
4. Make improvements and 5. Retest
200
Lucy has tested and redesigned her model car and found that it works perfectly. What should she do next?
Communicate the results
200
When scientist share their results through talking or writing it is known as...
Communicating
200
What car features in a prototype would help slow down global warming?
Running on electricity/not running on fossil fuels
200

Before teaching 4th grade, Rita taught what grades?

Middle school at DVIA

300
What is the final step of the design process?
Create a finished product
300
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?
Redesign
300
Creating an exact copy is called...
Duplicating
300
In the egg drop experiment the cotton/napkins/soft things did what to the force of gravity?
Absorbed it
300

True or False: Rita has been on TV?

Yes, Ladakhi News

400
What are some ways to communicate results?
Talk with others, write down your results
400
After communicating the results of their experiment the researchers decide it is time to do what next?
Create a finished product
400
When engineers use their five senses to draw conclusions about something they are...
Observing
400

What are at least two things plants need?

water, warm temperatures, and nutrients

400

Rita's cat's name is?

Minerva and Ka-Le

500
What step has two parts?
Step 2: Plan and build a solution
500
Betty needs to open her pop without spilling it. What step of the design process has she performed?
Identifying a need/problem
500
The field of study that uses the design process is called what?
Engineering
500
After redesigning and retesting a prototype what step comes next?
Communicate results
500

What is Rita's favorite school lunch?

Brain salad!

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