Engineering Design Process
Forces
Types of Engineering
Units
Birds
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In the first step of the Engineering Design Process, you ___ to learn more about the problem you are solving
Ask (questions)
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This is the force that pulls objects towards the center of the Earth
What is gravity?
100
An Electrical engineer solves problems that involve _______.
What is electricity/power/"the grid"?
100
There are ____ inches in a yard
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This flightless bird is found closest to the South Pole
What is a penguin?
200
When you have finished all six steps of the EDP but your final design does not fulfill the requirements, this is what you should do.
Start over at an earlier step in the EDP
200
A rope that is pulling something is experiencing this type of mechanical force.
What is tension?
200
This is something an Aerospace Engineer might help design
What is a rocket/airplane/satellite?
200
There are ____ grams in 1 kilogram
(hint: there are the same number of meters in 1 kilometer. Kilo means the same thing every time)
1000 grams in a kilogram
200
The state bird of Massachusetts
What is the black-capped chickadee?
300
The early model that you build that helps you evaluate your idea
What is a prototype
300
This force opposes motion and can cause things to slow down.
What is friction?
300
This is the type of engineer that designs computer systems.
What is a computer engineer?
300
Units of speed, like "miles per hour" are made of a distance per time. Name another unit of speed.
feet per second
kilometers per hour, etc.
300
This bird, which can be found natively in MA, is the fastest animal alive, recorded moving at speeds up to 240 MPH
What is the peregrine falcon?
400
These are restrictions or limitations that affect the final design of a product
What are design constraints?
400
This object can apply a force to some metals without touching them
What is a magnet?
400
Civil Engineers often work on big construction projects. Name 3 things a Civil Engineer may work on.
What are [skyscrapers, bridges, roads, houses, etc.]
400
This is the reason units are important and useful.
To connect numbers to real world amounts (such as distances or weights), to communicate measurements accurately.
400
This characteristic of birds is shared with mammals, who both produce their own body heat.
What is "warm-blooded"?
500
This is how the Engineering Design Process is helpful to YOU
Solving problems, analytical thinking, good for building projects, etc.
500
These are the 5 types of mechanical forces.
What are: Tension, Compression, Bending, Torsion, Shear?
500
You are planning a new hydroelectric dam. You want to see how the design will impact the environment (plant and animal life as well as soil impact). This is the type of engineer you should hire.
What is an environmental engineer?
500
This is a unit that has to do with electricity
What are volts, ohms, or amps?
(Watts also accepted, although it's a unit of power)
500
The largest bird I have ever seen is the ________, with a wingspan of 10 feet, 10 inches.
What is the Andean Condor?
