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Engineering Worksheet: Constraints and Criteria

Engineering lesson 4: Constraints and criteria · Set 980 · 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.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 400 g. In the test it held 300 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  2. 2.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 30 cm. The team’s tower is 24 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) Yes (b) No
  3. 3.📋 A constraint is … (a) a goal for success (b) a limit you must keep to (c) a kind of glue (d) a final test
  4. 4.True or false: “float for 1 minute” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📋 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
  6. 6.True or false: “use only paper and tape” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “fit on a school desk” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  8. 8.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “carry 10 coins” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  9. 9.True or false: “use at most 20 straws” is a criterion (a goal). (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “lift a cup of water” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹29. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  12. 12.True or false: “spend at most ₹100” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 300 g. In the test it held 150 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  14. 14.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹94. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use at most 20 straws (b) hold up 500 g (c) finish in 40 minutes (d) be under 30 cm tall
  16. 16.True or false: “fit on a school desk” is a criterion (a goal). (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹52. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹5 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  18. 18.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “roll at least 2 metres” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  19. 19.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹87. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll at least 2 metres (b) carry 10 coins (c) finish in 40 minutes (d) hold up 500 g
  21. 21.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 60 cm. The team’s tower is 54 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  22. 22.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “float for 1 minute” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  23. 23.True or false: “lift a cup of water” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹109. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  25. 25.📋 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
  26. 26.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹107. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹20. Straws cost ₹3 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  27. 27.📋 Criteria are … (a) the limits on money (b) the team names (c) the tools you use (d) goals a design must meet
  28. 28.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 700 g. In the test it held 700 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  29. 29.📋 Constraint: the tower must be no taller than 30 cm. The team’s tower is 30 cm tall. Is it within the constraint? (a) No (b) Yes
  30. 30.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹21. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹5. Straws cost ₹1 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  31. 31.True or false: “hold up 500 g” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “keep ice for 1 hour” is a constraint (a limit). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spend at most ₹100 (b) roll at least 2 metres (c) be under 30 cm tall (d) use only paper and tape
  34. 34.True or false: “be under 30 cm tall” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “stand in a fan breeze” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  36. 36.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹45. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹15. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  37. 37.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “use only paper and tape” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a criterion (b) a constraint
  38. 38.📋 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
  39. 39.True or false: “roll at least 2 metres” is a constraint (a limit). (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) carry 10 coins (b) fit on a school desk (c) lift a cup of water (d) roll at least 2 metres

Answer key

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

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