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Engineering Worksheet: Constraints and Criteria

Engineering lesson 4: Constraints and criteria · Set 600 · 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) hold up 500 g (b) be under 30 cm tall (c) roll at least 2 metres (d) stand in a fan breeze
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lift a cup of water (b) use only paper and tape (c) spend at most ₹100 (d) be under 30 cm tall
  3. 3.True or false: “fit on a school desk” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use at most 20 straws (b) stand in a fan breeze (c) use only paper and tape (d) be under 30 cm tall
  5. 5.True or false: “carry 10 coins” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹23. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lift a cup of water (b) float for 1 minute (c) fit on a school desk (d) carry 10 coins
  8. 8.📋 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
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use only paper and tape (b) float for 1 minute (c) finish in 40 minutes (d) be under 30 cm tall
  10. 10.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 600 g. In the test it held 650 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  11. 11.📋 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
  12. 12.📋 A constraint is … (a) a kind of glue (b) a final test (c) a goal for success (d) a limit you must keep to
  13. 13.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹69. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  14. 14.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “spend at most ₹100” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  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: “use at most 20 straws” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “spend at most ₹100” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “finish in 40 minutes” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹57. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  20. 20.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “carry 10 coins” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  21. 21.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 30 cm. The team’s tower is 28 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  22. 22.True or false: “stand in a fan breeze” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stand in a fan breeze (b) use at most 20 straws (c) carry 10 coins (d) float for 1 minute
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stand in a fan breeze (b) keep ice for 1 hour (c) hold up 500 g (d) finish in 40 minutes
  25. 25.True or false: “lift a cup of water” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use only paper and tape (b) finish in 40 minutes (c) keep ice for 1 hour (d) spend at most ₹100
  27. 27.True or false: “finish in 40 minutes” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 30 cm. The team’s tower is 34 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  29. 29.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 500 g. In the test it held 600 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  30. 30.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 40 cm. The team’s tower is 36 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  31. 31.True or false: “carry 10 coins” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “float for 1 minute” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  33. 33.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “be under 30 cm tall” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  34. 34.True or false: “keep ice for 1 hour” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use only paper and tape” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  36. 36.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹81. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  37. 37.📋 Criteria are … (a) the tools you use (b) the limits on money (c) goals a design must meet (d) the team names
  38. 38.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 100 cm. The team’s tower is 100 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  39. 39.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 800 g. In the test it held 650 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  40. 40.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 400 g. In the test it held 250 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes

Answer key

  1. be under 30 cm tall
  2. lift a cup of water
  3. False
  4. stand in a fan breeze
  5. True
  6. 13
  7. fit on a school desk
  8. no, it breaks a limit
  9. float for 1 minute
  10. Yes
  11. Yes
  12. a limit you must keep to
  13. 11
  14. a constraint
  15. a criterion
  16. True
  17. False
  18. True
  19. 10
  20. a criterion
  21. Yes
  22. False
  23. use at most 20 straws
  24. finish in 40 minutes
  25. True
  26. keep ice for 1 hour
  27. False
  28. No
  29. Yes
  30. Yes
  31. False
  32. a criterion
  33. a constraint
  34. False
  35. a constraint
  36. 20
  37. goals a design must meet
  38. Yes
  39. No
  40. No

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