← The engineering design process lesson New set →

Engineering Design Process Worksheet

Engineering lesson 3: The engineering design process · Set 606 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.True or false: to pick the build order is the Plan step. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Create (b) Improve (c) Ask (d) Test
  3. 3.True or false: to define the problem is the Ask step. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Plan (b) Test (c) Create (d) Imagine
  5. 5.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Improve (b) Create (c) Plan (d) Test
  6. 6.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) yes, only once (b) no, it repeats (c) only for big jobs (d) only on Sundays
  7. 7.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) think of wild ideas (b) ask who will use it (c) check it against goals (d) follow the plan to build
  8. 8.🔄 Which design-process step is it to try it out? (a) Plan (b) Improve (c) Test (d) Imagine
  9. 9.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Create” or “Ask”? (a) Ask (b) Create
  10. 10.True or false: to pick the build order is the Imagine step. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔄 Which design-process step is it to build the model? (a) Create (b) Improve (c) Imagine (d) Ask
  12. 12.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) dream up possible fixes (b) think of wild ideas (c) make it better, retest (d) follow the plan to build
  13. 13.Which of these happens in the Imagine step? (a) draw a labelled diagram (b) redesign after testing (c) brainstorm many ideas (d) make a prototype
  14. 14.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) check it against goals (b) build the model (c) think of wild ideas (d) pick the build order
  15. 15.🔄 Which design-process step is it to ask who will use it? (a) Test (b) Improve (c) Create (d) Ask
  16. 16.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Imagine” or “Improve”? (a) Imagine (b) Improve
  17. 17.🔄 Which design-process step is it to draw a labelled diagram? (a) Ask (b) Improve (c) Imagine (d) Plan
  18. 18.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Imagine”? (a) Create (b) Ask (c) Plan (d) Improve
  19. 19.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Test”? (a) Imagine (b) Ask (c) Plan (d) Improve
  20. 20.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) build the model (b) measure its performance (c) brainstorm many ideas (d) dream up possible fixes
  21. 21.True or false: to list the materials is the Create step. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Improve (b) Plan (c) Ask (d) Test
  23. 23.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Plan”? (a) Imagine (b) Create (c) Ask (d) Improve
  24. 24.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) ask who will use it (b) fix the weak part (c) try it out (d) list the materials
  25. 25.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Plan” or “Improve”? (a) Plan (b) Improve
  26. 26.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) Improve (b) Ask (c) give up (d) Imagine
  27. 27.🔄 Which design-process step is it to redesign after testing? (a) Plan (b) Improve (c) Test (d) Ask
  28. 28.🔄 Which design-process step is it to find the limits? (a) Create (b) Improve (c) Plan (d) Ask
  29. 29.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) redesign after testing (b) think of wild ideas (c) ask who will use it (d) define the problem
  30. 30.🔄 Which design-process step is it to pick the build order? (a) Plan (b) Test (c) Ask (d) Improve
  31. 31.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) build the model (b) draw a labelled diagram (c) define the problem (d) fix the weak part
  32. 32.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Create”? (a) Test (b) Ask (c) Plan (d) Imagine
  33. 33.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Create”? (a) Create (b) Ask
  34. 34.True or false: to list the materials is the Imagine step. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔄 Which design-process step is it to check it against goals? (a) Imagine (b) Test (c) Plan (d) Improve
  36. 36.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Improve (b) Plan (c) Test (d) Ask
  37. 37.🔄 Which design-process step is it to follow the plan to build? (a) Improve (b) Ask (c) Create (d) Imagine
  38. 38.🔄 Which design-process step is it to think of wild ideas? (a) Ask (b) Create (c) Improve (d) Imagine
  39. 39.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) check it against goals (b) make a prototype (c) draw a labelled diagram (d) follow the plan to build
  40. 40.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Create” or “Plan”? (a) Plan (b) Create

Answer key

  1. True
  2. Ask
  3. True
  4. Imagine
  5. Improve
  6. no, it repeats
  7. ask who will use it
  8. Test
  9. Ask
  10. False
  11. Create
  12. follow the plan to build
  13. brainstorm many ideas
  14. check it against goals
  15. Ask
  16. Imagine
  17. Plan
  18. Plan
  19. Improve
  20. build the model
  21. False
  22. Plan
  23. Create
  24. list the materials
  25. Plan
  26. Improve
  27. Improve
  28. Ask
  29. redesign after testing
  30. Plan
  31. define the problem
  32. Test
  33. Ask
  34. False
  35. Test
  36. Ask
  37. Create
  38. Imagine
  39. draw a labelled diagram
  40. Plan

Free engineering lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/engineering-for-kids