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Engineering Worksheet: Constraints and Criteria

Engineering lesson 4: Constraints and criteria · Set 182 · 40 questions
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Engineer's tip (Limits and goals): Constraint = a limit on money, materials, time or size. Criterion = a goal: what the design must do. Check both with numbers: money left ÷ price for how many you can buy; result ≥ goal for “meets it”.

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  1. 1.📋 A constraint is … (a) a final test (b) a goal for success (c) a limit you must keep to (d) a kind of glue
  2. 2.True or false: “roll at least 2 metres” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 800 g. In the test it held 850 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  4. 4.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹42. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  5. 5.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 500 g. In the test it held 600 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  6. 6.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “hold up 500 g” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  7. 7.True or false: “float for 1 minute” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 300 g. In the test it held 400 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  9. 9.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) only if it is red (b) yes, always (c) no, it breaks a limit (d) yes, it works
  10. 10.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “roll at least 2 metres” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  11. 11.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 70 cm. The team’s tower is 68 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  12. 12.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “lift a cup of water” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  13. 13.True or false: “fit on a school desk” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “carry 10 coins” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “stand in a fan breeze” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  16. 16.True or false: “lift a cup of water” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 400 g. In the test it held 350 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hold up 500 g (b) float for 1 minute (c) spend at most ₹100 (d) carry 10 coins
  19. 19.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 50 cm. The team’s tower is 44 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll at least 2 metres (b) use only paper and tape (c) stand in a fan breeze (d) keep ice for 1 hour
  21. 21.True or false: “keep ice for 1 hour” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 30 cm. The team’s tower is 26 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  23. 23.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 50 cm. The team’s tower is 56 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  24. 24.True or false: “use at most 20 straws” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📋 Criteria are … (a) the tools you use (b) goals a design must meet (c) the team names (d) the limits on money
  26. 26.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹88. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  27. 27.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use only paper and tape” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  28. 28.True or false: “hold up 500 g” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “fit on a school desk” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  30. 30.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹60. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  31. 31.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 400 g. In the test it held 500 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  32. 32.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 300 g. In the test it held 450 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  33. 33.True or false: “float for 1 minute” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fit on a school desk (b) be under 30 cm tall (c) use at most 20 straws (d) keep ice for 1 hour
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) be under 30 cm tall (b) stand in a fan breeze (c) keep ice for 1 hour (d) float for 1 minute
  36. 36.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹121. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use at most 20 straws (b) be under 30 cm tall (c) finish in 40 minutes (d) roll at least 2 metres
  38. 38.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 50 cm. The team’s tower is 46 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  39. 39.True or false: “be under 30 cm tall” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹32. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹2 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?

Answer key

  1. a limit you must keep to
  2. False
  3. Yes
  4. 9
  5. Yes
  6. a criterion
  7. False
  8. Yes
  9. no, it breaks a limit
  10. a criterion
  11. Yes
  12. a criterion
  13. True
  14. False
  15. a criterion
  16. False
  17. No
  18. spend at most ₹100
  19. Yes
  20. use only paper and tape
  21. False
  22. Yes
  23. No
  24. False
  25. goals a design must meet
  26. 26
  27. a constraint
  28. False
  29. a constraint
  30. 16
  31. Yes
  32. Yes
  33. True
  34. keep ice for 1 hour
  35. be under 30 cm tall
  36. 27
  37. roll at least 2 metres
  38. Yes
  39. True
  40. 8

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