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Design Process
Problem Solving!
Machines
All about engineers!
100

What is the first step in the engineering design process?

Ask! Identify a need
100

Machines make______ easier.

WORK


100

Which of the following is NOT a Simple machine

1. A pulley

2. A car

3. An inclined plane (a slope!)

A car!


100

What type of engineer works with electricity?

Electrical engineer!

200

 Which of the following is an example of a constraint? 

 

1. Budget 

2. A time limit 

3. Both are examples of constraints 

BOTH

200

Angel wants to design and build a structure that will protect tomato plants from rain while still letting in sunlight. Which idea will help him meet his design goal?


  1. A clear plastic box 

  1. A wooden case 

  1. Mosquito netting 

 

A clear plastic box!

200

An engineer who designs machines is called a....

1. Aerospace engineer

2. Structural engineer

3. Mechanical engineer

3. Mechanical engineer!

200

List 2 forces that engineers have to consider in their designs

Friction

Gravity

Drag/air resistance

300

  1. A model on which a real product is based is called a...

 

  1. Drawing 

  1. Prototype 

  1. Inference 

Prototype!


300

Juliana notices some ducks trying to swim in a fountain, but they can’t get in because it is too far off the ground. Which idea would best help the ducks get into the fountain? 

 

  1. A landing pad in the middle of the fountain. 

  1. Steps for the ducks to enter into the fountain. 

  1. Rebuild the fountain closer to the ground. 

2. Steps


300

Any design, product, or process that people use to solve problems is considered: 

 

  1. Business 

  1. Technology 

  1. Math 

2. Technology!


300

A marshmallow tower is an example of which type of engineering: 

 

  1. Structural 

  1. Mechanical 

  1. Civil

Structural or civil! A structural engineer is a type of civil engineer. A mechanical engineer designs machines


400

What is the LAST step in the engineering design process?

Improve!

400

Emily needs to transfer a large bucket of orange juice into many small drinking glasses. Which of the options would best help Emily do this? 

 

  1. Strong arms 

  1. A funnel 

  1. Medium size buckets 

2. A funnel! 

400

What type of machine is BERTHA?

A tunnel boring machine!

400

What is the tallest building in the world?

Burj Khalifa

500

“Your design must include 20 toothpicks” is an example of a: 

 

  1. Criteria 

  1. Constraint 

2. Criteria!

500

IF your M&M's are too big for your candy tunnels, how can you solve this problem?

Cut straws/bite candy/other ideas!

500

Name the THREE simple machines we have studied so far

Hint: we designed 3 different simple machines for these projects - balloon powered cars, tunnels, and lifting something heavy with a rope over a wheel.

1. Pulleys

2. Wheel and axle

3. Inclined plane

500

List 4 types of engineers

E.g.

Structural

Civil

Electrical

Mechanical

Marine

Aerospace

Software