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Engineering Worksheet: Constraints and Criteria

Engineering lesson 4: Constraints and criteria · Set 744 · 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.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “stand in a fan breeze” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  2. 2.True or false: “carry 10 coins” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “lift a cup of water” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 60 cm. The team’s tower is 60 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  5. 5.📋 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) no, it breaks a limit (d) yes, always
  6. 6.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 400 g. In the test it held 400 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  7. 7.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 900 g. In the test it held 850 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  8. 8.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “carry 10 coins” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  9. 9.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹17. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  10. 10.📋 A constraint is … (a) a goal for success (b) a kind of glue (c) a final test (d) a limit you must keep to
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) float for 1 minute (b) stand in a fan breeze (c) lift a cup of water (d) be under 30 cm tall
  12. 12.True or false: “hold up 500 g” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use only paper and tape” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  14. 14.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 50 cm. The team’s tower is 54 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  15. 15.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 700 g. In the test it held 550 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  16. 16.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “lift a cup of water” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  17. 17.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “spend at most ₹100” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  18. 18.True or false: “use only paper and tape” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “hold up 500 g” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  20. 20.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 40 cm. The team’s tower is 40 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  21. 21.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 900 g. In the test it held 800 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  22. 22.True or false: “float for 1 minute” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “roll at least 2 metres” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “stand in a fan breeze” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 600 g. In the test it held 600 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  26. 26.True or false: “keep ice for 1 hour” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹62. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  28. 28.📋 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
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) float for 1 minute (b) finish in 40 minutes (c) lift a cup of water (d) roll at least 2 metres
  30. 30.📋 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
  31. 31.True or false: “finish in 40 minutes” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 70 cm. The team’s tower is 76 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  33. 33.📋 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
  34. 34.True or false: “roll at least 2 metres” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 500 g. In the test it held 650 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  36. 36.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹58. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  37. 37.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “finish in 40 minutes” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  38. 38.True or false: “be under 30 cm tall” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lift a cup of water (b) finish in 40 minutes (c) be under 30 cm tall (d) spend at most ₹100
  40. 40.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹62. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?

Answer key

  1. a criterion
  2. False
  3. True
  4. Yes
  5. no, it breaks a limit
  6. Yes
  7. No
  8. a criterion
  9. 7
  10. a limit you must keep to
  11. be under 30 cm tall
  12. True
  13. a constraint
  14. No
  15. No
  16. a criterion
  17. a constraint
  18. False
  19. a criterion
  20. Yes
  21. No
  22. False
  23. True
  24. False
  25. Yes
  26. True
  27. 11
  28. Yes
  29. finish in 40 minutes
  30. No
  31. False
  32. No
  33. No
  34. False
  35. Yes
  36. 12
  37. a constraint
  38. False
  39. lift a cup of water
  40. 15

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