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Engineering Worksheet: Constraints and Criteria

Engineering lesson 4: Constraints and criteria · Set 581 · 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 30 cm. The team’s tower is 26 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  2. 2.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹78. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  3. 3.True or false: “hold up 500 g” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹80. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  5. 5.📋 A constraint is … (a) a kind of glue (b) a final test (c) a limit you must keep to (d) a goal for success
  6. 6.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use only paper and tape” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  7. 7.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 300 g. In the test it held 250 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 250 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  9. 9.True or false: “roll at least 2 metres” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “float for 1 minute” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  11. 11.True or false: “use only paper and tape” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “keep ice for 1 hour” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  13. 13.📋 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
  14. 14.True or false: “keep ice for 1 hour” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) be under 30 cm tall (b) use at most 20 straws (c) fit on a school desk (d) float for 1 minute
  16. 16.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “roll at least 2 metres” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  17. 17.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “stand in a fan breeze” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  18. 18.📋 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
  19. 19.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 700 g. In the test it held 600 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  20. 20.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹59. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹2 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  21. 21.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 800 g. In the test it held 700 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  22. 22.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 700 g. In the test it held 650 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  23. 23.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 50 cm. The team’s tower is 54 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  24. 24.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹20. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  25. 25.True or false: “be under 30 cm tall” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 100 cm. The team’s tower is 96 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  27. 27.True or false: “float for 1 minute” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “lift a cup of water” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use only paper and tape (b) keep ice for 1 hour (c) stand in a fan breeze (d) lift a cup of water
  30. 30.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 100 cm. The team’s tower is 102 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  31. 31.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹62. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  32. 32.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 60 cm. The team’s tower is 66 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  33. 33.True or false: “spend at most ₹100” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hold up 500 g (b) finish in 40 minutes (c) spend at most ₹100 (d) be under 30 cm tall
  35. 35.📋 A design meets every criterion but costs more than the budget. Is it acceptable? (a) only if it is red (b) yes, it works (c) yes, always (d) no, it breaks a limit
  36. 36.True or false: “keep ice for 1 hour” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📋 Criteria are … (a) the limits on money (b) goals a design must meet (c) the team names (d) the tools you use
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll at least 2 metres (b) float for 1 minute (c) hold up 500 g (d) fit on a school desk
  39. 39.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “hold up 500 g” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  40. 40.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 40 cm. The team’s tower is 46 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes

Answer key

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

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