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Engineering Worksheet: Constraints and Criteria

Engineering lesson 4: Constraints and criteria · Set 415 · 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.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 300 g. In the test it held 250 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  2. 2.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹70. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  3. 3.📋 Criteria are … (a) the limits on money (b) the tools you use (c) goals a design must meet (d) the team names
  4. 4.True or false: “use at most 20 straws” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹39. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  6. 6.True or false: “float for 1 minute” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📋 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
  8. 8.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 200 g. In the test it held 100 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  9. 9.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹45. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  10. 10.True or false: “spend at most ₹100” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) carry 10 coins (b) lift a cup of water (c) use at most 20 straws (d) hold up 500 g
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use at most 20 straws (b) finish in 40 minutes (c) use only paper and tape (d) hold up 500 g
  13. 13.📋 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
  14. 14.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹42. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  15. 15.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) yes, always (b) only if it is red (c) no, it breaks a limit (d) yes, it works
  16. 16.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “spend at most ₹100” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use at most 20 straws (b) use only paper and tape (c) float for 1 minute (d) finish in 40 minutes
  18. 18.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹73. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  19. 19.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 60 cm. The team’s tower is 56 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  20. 20.True or false: “be under 30 cm tall” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “fit on a school desk” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “keep ice for 1 hour” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  23. 23.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 60 cm. The team’s tower is 62 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  24. 24.True or false: “lift a cup of water” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📋 A constraint is … (a) a goal for success (b) a kind of glue (c) a limit you must keep to (d) a final test
  26. 26.📋 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
  27. 27.True or false: “hold up 500 g” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “float for 1 minute” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 200 g. In the test it held 150 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  30. 30.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use at most 20 straws” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  31. 31.True or false: “finish in 40 minutes” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “lift a cup of water” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹78. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  34. 34.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 1000 g. In the test it held 950 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  35. 35.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹50. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  36. 36.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “fit on a school desk” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  37. 37.True or false: “use only paper and tape” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 1000 g. In the test it held 1000 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) float for 1 minute (b) keep ice for 1 hour (c) roll at least 2 metres (d) spend at most ₹100
  40. 40.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 30 cm. The team’s tower is 28 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes

Answer key

  1. No
  2. 18
  3. goals a design must meet
  4. False
  5. 6
  6. True
  7. Yes
  8. No
  9. 7
  10. False
  11. use at most 20 straws
  12. hold up 500 g
  13. Yes
  14. 22
  15. no, it breaks a limit
  16. a constraint
  17. float for 1 minute
  18. 19
  19. Yes
  20. True
  21. False
  22. a criterion
  23. No
  24. False
  25. a limit you must keep to
  26. Yes
  27. True
  28. False
  29. No
  30. a constraint
  31. True
  32. True
  33. 24
  34. No
  35. 30
  36. a constraint
  37. False
  38. Yes
  39. spend at most ₹100
  40. Yes

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