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Engineering Worksheet: Constraints and Criteria

Engineering lesson 4: Constraints and criteria · Set 912 · 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) stand in a fan breeze (b) roll at least 2 metres (c) fit on a school desk (d) lift a cup of water
  2. 2.📋 Criteria are … (a) goals a design must meet (b) the team names (c) the tools you use (d) the limits on money
  3. 3.True or false: “be under 30 cm tall” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 100 cm. The team’s tower is 98 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  5. 5.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹71. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  6. 6.True or false: “float for 1 minute” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) be under 30 cm tall (b) finish in 40 minutes (c) hold up 500 g (d) fit on a school desk
  8. 8.📋 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
  9. 9.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹168. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  10. 10.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 90 cm. The team’s tower is 94 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  11. 11.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 900 g. In the test it held 950 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  12. 12.True or false: “hold up 500 g” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keep ice for 1 hour (b) be under 30 cm tall (c) roll at least 2 metres (d) float for 1 minute
  14. 14.📋 A constraint is … (a) a kind of glue (b) a limit you must keep to (c) a final test (d) a goal for success
  15. 15.True or false: “finish in 40 minutes” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “hold up 500 g” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  17. 17.📋 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
  18. 18.True or false: “keep ice for 1 hour” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “roll at least 2 metres” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹104. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  21. 21.True or false: “carry 10 coins” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “keep ice for 1 hour” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  23. 23.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹112. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  24. 24.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 700 g. In the test it held 750 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  25. 25.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “float for 1 minute” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  26. 26.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “carry 10 coins” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  27. 27.True or false: “use only paper and tape” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 800 g. In the test it held 700 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  29. 29.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “stand in a fan breeze” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  30. 30.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹44. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹2 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  31. 31.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹89. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  32. 32.True or false: “use at most 20 straws” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) be under 30 cm tall (b) use only paper and tape (c) spend at most ₹100 (d) stand in a fan breeze
  34. 34.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 200 g. In the test it held 100 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  35. 35.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 500 g. In the test it held 500 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) No (b) Yes
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use only paper and tape (b) carry 10 coins (c) be under 30 cm tall (d) use at most 20 straws
  37. 37.True or false: “use at most 20 straws” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹47. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  39. 39.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹78. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  40. 40.📋 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

Answer key

  1. fit on a school desk
  2. goals a design must meet
  3. False
  4. Yes
  5. 17
  6. False
  7. hold up 500 g
  8. Yes
  9. 30
  10. No
  11. Yes
  12. False
  13. be under 30 cm tall
  14. a limit you must keep to
  15. False
  16. a criterion
  17. No
  18. False
  19. True
  20. 24
  21. True
  22. a criterion
  23. 21
  24. Yes
  25. a criterion
  26. a criterion
  27. False
  28. No
  29. a criterion
  30. 12
  31. 23
  32. True
  33. stand in a fan breeze
  34. No
  35. Yes
  36. carry 10 coins
  37. False
  38. 12
  39. 21
  40. Yes

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