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Engineering Worksheet: Constraints and Criteria

Engineering lesson 4: Constraints and criteria · Set 326 · 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.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 100 cm. The team’s tower is 98 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  2. 2.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) no, it breaks a limit (b) only if it is red (c) yes, it works (d) yes, always
  3. 3.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 40 cm. The team’s tower is 42 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  4. 4.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “stand in a fan breeze” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keep ice for 1 hour (b) finish in 40 minutes (c) float for 1 minute (d) carry 10 coins
  6. 6.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use at most 20 straws” 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 600 g. In the test it held 550 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  9. 9.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 1000 g. In the test it held 850 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use at most 20 straws (b) be under 30 cm tall (c) fit on a school desk (d) keep ice for 1 hour
  11. 11.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 300 g. In the test it held 300 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  12. 12.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 800 g. In the test it held 900 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  13. 13.📋 Criteria are … (a) the limits on money (b) the tools you use (c) goals a design must meet (d) the team names
  14. 14.True or false: “keep ice for 1 hour” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “finish in 40 minutes” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  16. 16.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 600 g. In the test it held 700 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hold up 500 g (b) use only paper and tape (c) use at most 20 straws (d) be under 30 cm tall
  18. 18.📋 A constraint is … (a) a goal for success (b) a final test (c) a limit you must keep to (d) a kind of glue
  19. 19.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “roll at least 2 metres” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  20. 20.True or false: “use at most 20 straws” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “use only paper and tape” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “spend at most ₹100” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  23. 23.True or false: “fit on a school desk” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 60 cm. The team’s tower is 58 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  25. 25.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use only paper and tape” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  26. 26.True or false: “roll at least 2 metres” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹47. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  28. 28.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 400 g. In the test it held 450 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  29. 29.True or false: “spend at most ₹100” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keep ice for 1 hour (b) fit on a school desk (c) float for 1 minute (d) roll at least 2 metres
  31. 31.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹23. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  32. 32.True or false: “finish in 40 minutes” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “carry 10 coins” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  34. 34.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹27. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹2 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  35. 35.True or false: “spend at most ₹100” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “hold up 500 g” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  37. 37.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 40 cm. The team’s tower is 36 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  38. 38.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 600 g. In the test it held 500 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  39. 39.📋 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?
  40. 40.True or false: “fit on a school desk” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. Yes
  2. no, it breaks a limit
  3. No
  4. a criterion
  5. finish in 40 minutes
  6. a constraint
  7. False
  8. No
  9. No
  10. keep ice for 1 hour
  11. Yes
  12. Yes
  13. goals a design must meet
  14. True
  15. a constraint
  16. Yes
  17. hold up 500 g
  18. a limit you must keep to
  19. a criterion
  20. True
  21. True
  22. a constraint
  23. False
  24. Yes
  25. a constraint
  26. False
  27. 27
  28. Yes
  29. True
  30. fit on a school desk
  31. 8
  32. True
  33. a criterion
  34. 11
  35. False
  36. a criterion
  37. Yes
  38. No
  39. 9
  40. True

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