Vocabulary
A model of preliminary version of a product that is created to test and evaluate its design for potential issues.
Prototype
Working together with others to achieve a common coal with the best possible ideas and skills
Collaboration
The first step of the engineering process is to _________________.
Ask a question/identify a problem
The final step of the engineering process is to ________________.
Make it better!
Give an example of possible constrains for a design.
The process of planning and creating something with a specific purpose in mind
Design
Limitations or restrictions that affect the design process
Constraints
The second step of the engineering is to ____________.
Explore ideas
What is the primary function of the wings on an airplane?
To provide lift in the air.
Provide an example of a problem that was solved with the invention of the microwave.
The microwave solved the problem of it taking too long to warm of food.
To repeat or make changes to a design based on testing and feedback
iterate
A creative process where large numbers of ideas and possibilities are generated
Brainstorming
The third step in the engineering process is to _____________.
Make a design
True or false... The first prototype is usually the most successful design in the engineering process.
False
Provide an example of good collaboration in an engineering project
Sharing ideas clearly and freely, working together, listening carefully, supporting one another.
The standards or requirements that a design must meet to be successful
criteria
To try out a design or prototype to see how effective it is. It helps identify strengths and weaknesses
Test
The fourth step of the engineering process is to _____________.
Create your design
Give an example of a criteria one might have when building a car?
The car must move.
The ability to find solutions or challenges to issues. In engineering, this involves addressing problems to improve existing designs.
Problem Solving
The process in which inventors use to solve a problem
The engineering and design process
the fifth step of the engineering process is to ______________.
Test your design
Give an example of a criteria one might have when designing an airplane.
It needs to fly on it's own.
Identify an invention and share the problem is solved.
Teacher decides