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Engineering Worksheet: Constraints and Criteria

Engineering lesson 4: Constraints and criteria · Set 466 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) be under 30 cm tall (b) float for 1 minute (c) spend at most ₹100 (d) use only paper and tape
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spend at most ₹100 (b) keep ice for 1 hour (c) finish in 40 minutes (d) fit on a school desk
  3. 3.📋 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) yes, always (d) no, it breaks a limit
  4. 4.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 90 cm. The team’s tower is 84 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  5. 5.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use only paper and tape” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  6. 6.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “finish in 40 minutes” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  7. 7.True or false: “float for 1 minute” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “spend at most ₹100” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “lift a cup of water” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  10. 10.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 80 cm. The team’s tower is 86 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  11. 11.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹50. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  12. 12.True or false: “use only paper and tape” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “stand in a fan breeze” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  14. 14.📋 A constraint is … (a) a goal for success (b) a limit you must keep to (c) a final test (d) a kind of glue
  15. 15.True or false: “fit on a school desk” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  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) Yes (b) No
  17. 17.True or false: “float for 1 minute” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keep ice for 1 hour (b) carry 10 coins (c) use at most 20 straws (d) stand in a fan breeze
  19. 19.True or false: “carry 10 coins” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 500 g. In the test it held 500 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  21. 21.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “hold up 500 g” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  22. 22.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 70 cm. The team’s tower is 74 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  23. 23.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹66. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  24. 24.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹67. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  25. 25.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “fit on a school desk” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  26. 26.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 80 cm. The team’s tower is 74 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  27. 27.📋 Criteria are … (a) goals a design must meet (b) the tools you use (c) the team names (d) the limits on money
  28. 28.True or false: “be under 30 cm tall” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “keep ice for 1 hour” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 300 g. In the test it held 450 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  31. 31.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹25. 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hold up 500 g (b) fit on a school desk (c) spend at most ₹100 (d) be under 30 cm tall
  33. 33.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹27. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  34. 34.True or false: “hold up 500 g” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spend at most ₹100 (b) be under 30 cm tall (c) use at most 20 straws (d) carry 10 coins
  36. 36.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “be under 30 cm tall” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  37. 37.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “spend at most ₹100” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stand in a fan breeze (b) be under 30 cm tall (c) spend at most ₹100 (d) finish in 40 minutes
  39. 39.True or false: “keep ice for 1 hour” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “use at most 20 straws” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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