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Engineering Worksheet: Constraints and Criteria

Engineering lesson 4: Constraints and criteria · Set 255 · 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.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹82. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  2. 2.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 500 g. In the test it held 400 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  3. 3.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 30 cm. The team’s tower is 34 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use at most 20 straws (b) finish in 40 minutes (c) use only paper and tape (d) float for 1 minute
  5. 5.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹37. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  6. 6.True or false: “use at most 20 straws” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 100 cm. The team’s tower is 94 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  8. 8.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 600 g. In the test it held 750 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  9. 9.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 1000 g. In the test it held 1150 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  10. 10.True or false: “use only paper and tape” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “fit on a school desk” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “carry 10 coins” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “spend at most ₹100” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) carry 10 coins (b) be under 30 cm tall (c) use only paper and tape (d) finish in 40 minutes
  15. 15.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 100 cm. The team’s tower is 102 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  16. 16.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹53. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  17. 17.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “float for 1 minute” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  18. 18.True or false: “finish in 40 minutes” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “spend at most ₹100” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📋 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
  21. 21.True or false: “hold up 500 g” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 900 g. In the test it held 900 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  23. 23.True or false: “stand in a fan breeze” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “lift a cup of water” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📋 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
  26. 26.📋 A constraint is … (a) a kind of glue (b) a goal for success (c) a final test (d) a limit you must keep to
  27. 27.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 700 g. In the test it held 800 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  28. 28.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) yes, it works (b) only if it is red (c) no, it breaks a limit (d) yes, always
  29. 29.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use at most 20 straws” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  30. 30.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 50 cm. The team’s tower is 56 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  31. 31.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹53. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  32. 32.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use only paper and tape” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  33. 33.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “keep ice for 1 hour” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  34. 34.📋 Criteria are … (a) the team names (b) the tools you use (c) the limits on money (d) goals a design must meet
  35. 35.True or false: “lift a cup of water” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹24. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  37. 37.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 1000 g. In the test it held 1000 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  38. 38.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 30 cm. The team’s tower is 30 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) be under 30 cm tall (b) lift a cup of water (c) hold up 500 g (d) carry 10 coins
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) float for 1 minute (b) use at most 20 straws (c) hold up 500 g (d) keep ice for 1 hour

Answer key

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

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