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Engineering Design Process Worksheet

Engineering lesson 3: The engineering design process · Set 299 · 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 of these happens in the Plan step? (a) draw a labelled diagram (b) build the model (c) think of wild ideas (d) fix the weak part
  2. 2.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) fix the weak part (b) list the materials (c) define the problem (d) dream up possible fixes
  3. 3.True or false: to try it out is the Test step. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Create (b) Ask (c) Test (d) Improve
  5. 5.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Test”? (a) Imagine (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Plan
  6. 6.True or false: to think of wild ideas is the Test step. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: to dream up possible fixes is the Improve step. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) make a prototype (b) define the problem (c) pick the build order (d) redesign after testing
  9. 9.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Create (b) Imagine (c) Improve (d) Plan
  10. 10.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Test (b) Imagine (c) Plan (d) Ask
  11. 11.True or false: to list the materials is the Test step. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: to define the problem is the Imagine step. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Plan”? (a) Ask (b) Plan
  14. 14.True or false: to check it against goals is the Improve step. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Ask (b) give up (c) Imagine (d) Improve
  16. 16.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Test” or “Plan”? (a) Test (b) Plan
  17. 17.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) define the problem (b) ask who will use it (c) check it against goals (d) follow the plan to build
  18. 18.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Test” or “Improve”? (a) Improve (b) Test
  19. 19.True or false: to measure its performance is the Test step. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Improve” or “Create”? (a) Create (b) Improve
  21. 21.True or false: to fix the weak part is the Improve step. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔄 Which design-process step is it to pick the build order? (a) Plan (b) Improve (c) Test (d) Ask
  23. 23.True or false: to find the limits is the Ask step. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Imagine”? (a) Improve (b) Plan (c) Ask (d) Test
  25. 25.True or false: to define the problem is the Ask step. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) draw a labelled diagram (b) build the model (c) list the materials (d) define the problem
  27. 27.🔄 Which design-process step is it to think of wild ideas? (a) Ask (b) Plan (c) Improve (d) Imagine
  28. 28.🔄 Which design-process step is it to make it better, retest? (a) Improve (b) Plan (c) Test (d) Ask
  29. 29.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) fix the weak part (b) define the problem (c) follow the plan to build (d) think of wild ideas
  30. 30.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Plan (b) Ask (c) Test (d) Improve
  31. 31.True or false: to draw a labelled diagram is the Ask step. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔄 Which design-process step is it to build the model? (a) Plan (b) Create (c) Imagine (d) Ask
  33. 33.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Improve” or “Imagine”? (a) Improve (b) Imagine
  34. 34.🔄 Which design-process step is it to fix the weak part? (a) Plan (b) Improve (c) Create (d) Ask
  35. 35.🔄 Which design-process step is it to measure its performance? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Create (d) Ask
  36. 36.🔄 Which design-process step is it to find the limits? (a) Ask (b) Improve (c) Create (d) Plan
  37. 37.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Improve (b) Create (c) Imagine (d) Plan
  38. 38.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) define the problem (b) dream up possible fixes (c) ask who will use it (d) make it better, retest
  39. 39.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Improve” or “Plan”? (a) Improve (b) Plan
  40. 40.True or false: to dream up possible fixes is the Imagine step. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. draw a labelled diagram
  2. list the materials
  3. True
  4. Ask
  5. Improve
  6. False
  7. False
  8. redesign after testing
  9. Improve
  10. Ask
  11. False
  12. False
  13. Ask
  14. False
  15. Improve
  16. Plan
  17. check it against goals
  18. Test
  19. True
  20. Create
  21. True
  22. Plan
  23. True
  24. Plan
  25. True
  26. define the problem
  27. Imagine
  28. Improve
  29. think of wild ideas
  30. Plan
  31. False
  32. Create
  33. Imagine
  34. Improve
  35. Test
  36. Ask
  37. Imagine
  38. make it better, retest
  39. Plan
  40. True

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