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Engineering Design Process Worksheet

Engineering lesson 3: The engineering design process · Set 142 · 40 questions
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Engineer's tip (Ask, imagine, plan, create, test, improve): Ask (problem, users, limits) → Imagine (many ideas) → Plan (diagram, materials). Create (build a prototype) → Test (measure) → Improve (fix and retest). It is a loop: after Improve, test again.

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  1. 1.🔄 Which design-process step is it to redesign after testing? (a) Ask (b) Improve (c) Imagine (d) Test
  2. 2.True or false: to draw a labelled diagram is the Improve step. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Ask (d) Plan
  4. 4.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Imagine”? (a) Test (b) Plan (c) Improve (d) Create
  5. 5.True or false: to fix the weak part is the Plan step. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) measure its performance (b) dream up possible fixes (c) build the model (d) draw a labelled diagram
  7. 7.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) measure its performance (b) list the materials (c) fix the weak part (d) find the limits
  8. 8.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Plan (b) Improve (c) Imagine (d) Create
  9. 9.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) check it against goals (b) find the limits (c) brainstorm many ideas (d) ask who will use it
  10. 10.True or false: to pick the build order is the Test step. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: to make a prototype is the Test step. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Plan”? (a) Test (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Create
  13. 13.🔄 Which design-process step is it to fix the weak part? (a) Plan (b) Imagine (c) Test (d) Improve
  14. 14.🔄 Which design-process step is it to ask who will use it? (a) Create (b) Test (c) Imagine (d) Ask
  15. 15.🔄 Which design-process step is it to define the problem? (a) Improve (b) Plan (c) Create (d) Ask
  16. 16.🔄 Which design-process step is it to build the model? (a) Ask (b) Test (c) Improve (d) Create
  17. 17.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Plan (b) Ask (c) Test (d) Improve
  18. 18.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Ask (b) Plan (c) Test (d) Improve
  19. 19.True or false: to list the materials is the Plan step. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) measure its performance (b) draw a labelled diagram (c) fix the weak part (d) think of wild ideas
  21. 21.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Ask (d) Create
  22. 22.🔄 Which design-process step is it to think of wild ideas? (a) Improve (b) Plan (c) Create (d) Imagine
  23. 23.True or false: to try it out is the Plan step. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔄 Which design-process step is it to pick the build order? (a) Plan (b) Create (c) Imagine (d) Test
  25. 25.True or false: to make it better, retest is the Create step. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: to make it better, retest is the Test step. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔄 Which design-process step is it to check it against goals? (a) Test (b) Create (c) Imagine (d) Ask
  28. 28.🔄 Which design-process step is it to brainstorm many ideas? (a) Plan (b) Improve (c) Create (d) Imagine
  29. 29.🔄 Which design-process step is it to dream up possible fixes? (a) Improve (b) Imagine (c) Plan (d) Test
  30. 30.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) brainstorm many ideas (b) list the materials (c) make a prototype (d) check it against goals
  31. 31.🔄 Which design-process step is it to make a prototype? (a) Imagine (b) Improve (c) Plan (d) Create
  32. 32.True or false: to make it better, retest is the Improve step. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) try it out (b) make a prototype (c) dream up possible fixes (d) draw a labelled diagram
  34. 34.🔄 Which design-process step is it to list the materials? (a) Plan (b) Improve (c) Imagine (d) Ask
  35. 35.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) yes, only once (b) only on Sundays (c) only for big jobs (d) no, it repeats
  36. 36.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Test”? (a) Ask (b) Plan (c) Imagine (d) Improve
  37. 37.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) check it against goals (b) fix the weak part (c) draw a labelled diagram (d) ask who will use it
  38. 38.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) make a prototype (b) list the materials (c) find the limits (d) build the model
  39. 39.True or false: to make it better, retest is the Plan step. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Imagine” or “Ask”? (a) Imagine (b) Ask

Answer key

  1. Improve
  2. False
  3. Improve
  4. Plan
  5. False
  6. draw a labelled diagram
  7. find the limits
  8. Imagine
  9. brainstorm many ideas
  10. False
  11. False
  12. Create
  13. Improve
  14. Ask
  15. Ask
  16. Create
  17. Ask
  18. Plan
  19. True
  20. think of wild ideas
  21. Ask
  22. Imagine
  23. False
  24. Plan
  25. False
  26. False
  27. Test
  28. Imagine
  29. Imagine
  30. make a prototype
  31. Create
  32. True
  33. dream up possible fixes
  34. Plan
  35. no, it repeats
  36. Improve
  37. check it against goals
  38. list the materials
  39. False
  40. Ask

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