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The Design Process Steps
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Vocabulary
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Engineering Jobs
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 or problem, what step should she take next?

brainstorming/imagining/research

100

These engineers design, construct and main physical structures...

Civil Engineers

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

These engineers use chemistry, biology,math, and physics to design and manufacture materials and products...

Chemical Engineers

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

These engineers design, test, and maintain electrical equipment and electronics...

Electrical Engineers

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

These engineers design, construct and main physical structures...

Civil Engineers

500

This is the step when you talk with others to find different solutions or designs to solve the problem.

Brainstorming/Imagine

500

Betty needs to open her pop without spilling it. What step of the design process has she performed?

Identifying a need/problem/ask

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

Name one of the three highest paid engineers

None of them have been answers yet

Computer Engineer $132,000

Petroleum Engineer $131,000

Aerospace Engineer $126,000