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The Design Process Steps
Scenarios
Vocabulary
Scenarios 2
Final Category: Mr. Miller Trivia
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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 Mr. Miller was a teacher he was a(n)...

landscaper

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 6th grade at Conestoga, Mr. Miller taught what grade(s)?

7th grade math at Stoller and 6th grade science at Health and Science (now BASE)
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 bridge building activity, what is one of the most important things that would give strength to the bridge?

Using trusses or trianguar shapes give the bridge strength and stability.
300

True or False: Mr. Miller has been on tv?

False, but I watch it sometimes.

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 device(s) absorb force in a car?
Seat belts, airbags
400

Mr. Miller's speaks more than one language. True or false

True. I speak English and Spanish

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 are Mr. Miller's favorite weekend activities.

Watching soccer on TV, Watching my daughter's soccer games and spending time with my family.