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Engineering Design Process Worksheet

Engineering lesson 3: The engineering design process · Set 692 · 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.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Ask” or “Test”? (a) Ask (b) Test
  2. 2.🔄 Which design-process step is it to draw a labelled diagram? (a) Plan (b) Test (c) Create (d) Ask
  3. 3.True or false: to build the model is the Test step. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔄 Which design-process step is it to measure its performance? (a) Ask (b) Plan (c) Test (d) Improve
  5. 5.True or false: to pick the build order is the Improve step. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: to define the problem is the Ask step. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: to measure its performance is the Create step. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the FIRST step? (a) Imagine (b) Ask (c) Plan (d) Test
  9. 9.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which is the LAST step? (a) Ask (b) Plan (c) Improve (d) Imagine
  10. 10.🔄 Which design-process step is it to brainstorm many ideas? (a) Plan (b) Imagine (c) Test (d) Improve
  11. 11.True or false: to pick the build order is the Ask step. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) draw a labelled diagram (b) define the problem (c) think of wild ideas (d) measure its performance
  13. 13.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) make a prototype (b) list the materials (c) find the limits (d) redesign after testing
  14. 14.🔄 Which design-process step is it to find the limits? (a) Imagine (b) Test (c) Improve (d) Ask
  15. 15.🔄 In which step do engineers draw a labelled diagram? (a) Plan (b) Improve (c) Test (d) Ask
  16. 16.Which of these happens in the Create step? (a) ask who will use it (b) try it out (c) build the model (d) define the problem
  17. 17.🔄 After testing, a design does not work well. What comes next? (a) give up (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Imagine
  18. 18.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Test”? (a) Ask (b) Plan (c) Imagine (d) Improve
  19. 19.🔄 What is the FIRST step of the engineering design process? (a) Ask (b) Create (c) Improve (d) Test
  20. 20.🔄 Is the engineering design process done only once? (a) only for big jobs (b) yes, only once (c) no, it repeats (d) only on Sundays
  21. 21.🔄 Which design-process step is it to redesign after testing? (a) Plan (b) Improve (c) Imagine (d) Create
  22. 22.🔄 Which design-process step is it to dream up possible fixes? (a) Improve (b) Imagine (c) Test (d) Ask
  23. 23.🔄 Which design-process step is it to think of wild ideas? (a) Imagine (b) Improve (c) Create (d) Plan
  24. 24.🔄 Which design-process step is it to build the model? (a) Plan (b) Ask (c) Improve (d) Create
  25. 25.True or false: to ask who will use it is the Plan step. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: to make it better, retest is the Create step. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔄 Which design-process step is it to follow the plan to build? (a) Ask (b) Improve (c) Test (d) Create
  28. 28.Which of these happens in the Test step? (a) define the problem (b) try it out (c) draw a labelled diagram (d) make a prototype
  29. 29.🔄 Which design-process step is it to check it against goals? (a) Test (b) Create (c) Ask (d) Plan
  30. 30.Which of these happens in the Plan step? (a) measure its performance (b) build the model (c) think of wild ideas (d) draw a labelled diagram
  31. 31.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Create (b) Test (c) Imagine (d) Plan
  32. 32.Which of these happens in the Improve step? (a) make a prototype (b) dream up possible fixes (c) pick the build order (d) fix the weak part
  33. 33.True or false: to pick the build order is the Plan step. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: to draw a labelled diagram is the Test step. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔄 Which design-process step is it to fix the weak part? (a) Imagine (b) Improve (c) Ask (d) Test
  36. 36.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, which comes first: “Create” or “Imagine”? (a) Imagine (b) Create
  37. 37.🔄 Which design-process step is it to ask who will use it? (a) Improve (b) Create (c) Ask (d) Imagine
  38. 38.🔄 Which design-process step is it to define the problem? (a) Test (b) Imagine (c) Create (d) Ask
  39. 39.Which of these happens in the Ask step? (a) ask who will use it (b) brainstorm many ideas (c) list the materials (d) draw a labelled diagram
  40. 40.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Imagine”? (a) Test (b) Plan (c) Improve (d) Create

Answer key

  1. Ask
  2. Plan
  3. False
  4. Test
  5. False
  6. True
  7. False
  8. Ask
  9. Improve
  10. Imagine
  11. False
  12. measure its performance
  13. find the limits
  14. Ask
  15. Plan
  16. build the model
  17. Improve
  18. Improve
  19. Ask
  20. no, it repeats
  21. Improve
  22. Imagine
  23. Imagine
  24. Create
  25. False
  26. False
  27. Create
  28. try it out
  29. Test
  30. draw a labelled diagram
  31. Imagine
  32. fix the weak part
  33. True
  34. False
  35. Improve
  36. Imagine
  37. Ask
  38. Ask
  39. ask who will use it
  40. Plan

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