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Engineering Worksheet: Constraints and Criteria

Engineering lesson 4: Constraints and criteria · Set 543 · 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.True or false: “float for 1 minute” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “use at most 20 straws” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “carry 10 coins” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “spend at most ₹100” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 600 g. In the test it held 450 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  6. 6.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 50 cm. The team’s tower is 52 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  7. 7.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 40 cm. The team’s tower is 46 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  8. 8.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 40 cm. The team’s tower is 42 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  9. 9.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 30 cm. The team’s tower is 24 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  10. 10.True or false: “stand in a fan breeze” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “carry 10 coins” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📋 Criteria are … (a) the team names (b) the tools you use (c) goals a design must meet (d) the limits on money
  13. 13.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 500 g. In the test it held 500 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  14. 14.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 90 cm. The team’s tower is 88 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  15. 15.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “roll at least 2 metres” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  16. 16.True or false: “lift a cup of water” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “use at most 20 straws” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹63. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  19. 19.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) yes, it works (b) no, it breaks a limit (c) only if it is red (d) yes, always
  20. 20.📋 A constraint is … (a) a goal for success (b) a limit you must keep to (c) a kind of glue (d) a final test
  21. 21.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹71. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  22. 22.True or false: “fit on a school desk” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “lift a cup of water” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  24. 24.True or false: “float for 1 minute” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “finish in 40 minutes” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “keep ice for 1 hour” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) be under 30 cm tall (b) spend at most ₹100 (c) use at most 20 straws (d) lift a cup of water
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stand in a fan breeze (b) use at most 20 straws (c) carry 10 coins (d) keep ice for 1 hour
  29. 29.True or false: “hold up 500 g” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use only paper and tape” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  31. 31.True or false: “finish in 40 minutes” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use at most 20 straws (b) float for 1 minute (c) finish in 40 minutes (d) fit on a school desk
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) carry 10 coins (b) spend at most ₹100 (c) finish in 40 minutes (d) use only paper and tape
  34. 34.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹101. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  35. 35.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 500 g. In the test it held 350 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hold up 500 g (b) carry 10 coins (c) use only paper and tape (d) float for 1 minute
  37. 37.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use at most 20 straws” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use at most 20 straws (b) use only paper and tape (c) roll at least 2 metres (d) fit on a school desk
  39. 39.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “finish in 40 minutes” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  40. 40.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “be under 30 cm tall” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion

Answer key

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

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