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Engineering Worksheet: Constraints and Criteria

Engineering lesson 4: Constraints and criteria · Set 641 · 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 40 cm. The team’s tower is 44 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  2. 2.📋 A constraint is … (a) a final test (b) a kind of glue (c) a limit you must keep to (d) a goal for success
  3. 3.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 40 cm. The team’s tower is 40 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  4. 4.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹60. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  5. 5.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 700 g. In the test it held 800 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  6. 6.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “hold up 500 g” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  7. 7.📋 Criteria are … (a) the limits on money (b) the tools you use (c) goals a design must meet (d) the team names
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) be under 30 cm tall (b) keep ice for 1 hour (c) float for 1 minute (d) roll at least 2 metres
  9. 9.📋 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
  10. 10.📋 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
  11. 11.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “keep ice for 1 hour” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  12. 12.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 800 g. In the test it held 750 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  13. 13.True or false: “fit on a school desk” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “be under 30 cm tall” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) float for 1 minute (b) spend at most ₹100 (c) use at most 20 straws (d) be under 30 cm tall
  16. 16.True or false: “hold up 500 g” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “use only paper and tape” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use at most 20 straws” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  19. 19.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 100 cm. The team’s tower is 94 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  20. 20.True or false: “spend at most ₹100” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹38. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹2 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  22. 22.True or false: “stand in a fan breeze” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 60 cm. The team’s tower is 58 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  24. 24.True or false: “use at most 20 straws” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “spend at most ₹100” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  26. 26.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 1000 g. In the test it held 850 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  27. 27.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “stand in a fan breeze” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  28. 28.True or false: “carry 10 coins” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 50 cm. The team’s tower is 50 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  30. 30.True or false: “roll at least 2 metres” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) float for 1 minute (b) keep ice for 1 hour (c) carry 10 coins (d) use only paper and tape
  32. 32.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use only paper and tape” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  33. 33.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “lift a cup of water” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  34. 34.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 50 cm. The team’s tower is 46 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  35. 35.True or false: “keep ice for 1 hour” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 700 g. In the test it held 850 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  37. 37.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 300 g. In the test it held 400 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  38. 38.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹29. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  39. 39.True or false: “be under 30 cm tall” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “float for 1 minute” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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